Essay: Water as an important resource for humans

Sample Essay

Everything in the universe cannot be underrated whatsoever for by virtue of its being it serves a purpose. This purpose can directly benefit man or can have an indirect impact. For example, water is very important resource for the well being of man and other plants. In fact, every creature that has life needs water to sustain itself. Water is very vital resource to the agricultural sector where man derives above all food.

Agricultural activities create food both for animals and man. Water as a natural resource has got benefits that cut across eight-percent of the natural endowments. Not only is man depending on water but also the surroundings around him such as plants and animals. This supports strongly the human welfare ecology which advocates for the good use of environment for our well-being. A policy to ensure that water is well managed and utilized[1] is a good thing. Other IBM efforts are similarly aimed at preserving and protecting clean water for drinking, bathing, electric power, industrial manufacturing, food and irrigation of crops. In New York, for example, the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries is working with IBM to deploy the river and Estuary Observatory Network (REON), with floating sensors along the Hudson River as part of a monitoring and preservation study.[2]

[1] VanDeVeer, D. & Pierce, C., 2002, The Environmental Ethic and Policy  Book: Philosophy Ecology, Economics,  Wadsworth Publishing, California. (179.1-V244e)