Topic: urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
3. Urban areas are increasingly shaping water security as they grapple with the sustainable availability of water and navigate the barriers and options involved in protecting people and ecosystems against water-borne stresses and water-related hazards. Analyse. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Down to Earth , Insights on India
Why the question:
Tokyo, Shanghai and Delhi: Global cities, fast-paced and exciting, symbolic of the rise of the new Asian century. These cities are the three biggest in the world, engines of economic growth, producing billions in economic activity for their residents and the world. But they have a problem: There is not enough fresh water available per person for their daily needs.
Key Demand of the question:
To write water security in Urban areas, issues related to it and ways to ensure it.
Directive word:
Analyse – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by citing statistic related to water stress in Urban areas.
Body:
First, write the various issues associated with water scarcity in urban areas and its impact. Substantiate with facts and examples.
Next, write about the possible solutions to ensure water security in urban areas to overcome the above-mentioned issues.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
