ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL FUTURE WATER PROBLEMS PER PEOPLE'S PERSPECTIVE PUBLISHED

K.B. BOATENG1, E.O. BERKO1, A. KHRAKOZ1, Liliana TÖRÖK1, Zs. TÖRÖK1 1John Wesley Theological College, Department Environmental Security, Budapest, Danko Street, No. 11, 1086, Hungary torokliliana@yahoo.com
Water management and availability are pressing global issues where impacts are seriously varied between regions, age groups, and even genders. In many parts of the world, surface waters bodies often suffer from pollution, habitat degradation and decreased flow, which further increase water scarcity and quality problems. Awareness of these aspects is a first step in changing attitude and behaviour in relation to the use and protection of aquatic resources. The main objective of this paper was to assess people's opinion on the management, availability, purity and accessibility of water globally. A total of 463 responses were collected per the timelines between the years 2022 – 2024. The high number of positive responses per the five (5) questions stated in the questionnaire form indicates that water is not available to humans in all parts of the world and therefore the need for this research. High positive answers raise the alarm of the need and urgency of water management and availability. The geographical distribution of beliefs about water in Africa, Europe, America and Asia enabled us to analyze the answers per gender and different age groups. There is a sense of hope that water scarcity issues can be solved but there must be strategic efforts made to get there. The results of this study can provide a comprehensive picture based on the individual approach to the need to conserve aquatic resources.
water quality, water scarcity, water availability, people’s perceptions
environmental engineering
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