Water Conservation in Fashion Industry

Section I.

“Without water life on our planet wouldn't be possible and we should really do everything that is in our power to ensure enough water for our future generations.” (Ecological-Problems) The issue of water in the world, along with the supply and conservation of water is a difficult issue to absorb, because unlike most issues, it propagates an optical illusion to the world’s population. Looking everywhere around one can see water, in their neighborhoods, on the coasts, state parks, oceans, etc. However, the optical illusion arises when one has to consider what percent of water in all the dense bodies of water on the globe are actually clean enough to drink. “We seem to be constantly forgetting that freshwater resources are limited and that water scarcity is already big problem in many parts of the world.” (Ecological-Problems) With recent news media publicity focusing on issues such as global warming and terroristic attacks, the water supply crisis gets underestimated and therefore becomes the primary threat, since the matter is more serious and is constantly placed on the back burner of global problems by first world countries. “As the world population keeps growing water is becoming more and more precious resource that could in the future even become the cause for new wars.” (Ecological-Problems) The topic of water conservation involves the history of water usage and supplies, the direction this crisis will follow, as well as the perspectives of the populations most affected by water conservation. Water conservation should shift to the fore front of global threatening issues; water is the resource most used and simultaneously the one resource that ultimately determines life or death on our planet.

The history of water conservation and the effect on populations date back to ancient civilizations. “Some 10,000 years ago, when people adopted an agrarian way of life, mankind established permanent settlements. This new type of livelihood spread everywhere and the population began to expand faster than ever before. Sedentary agricultural life made it possible to construct villages, cities and eventually states, all of which were highly dependent on water.” (iwakawaterwiki) There is evidence surrounding our societies that depict the significance