Water Crisis

In the past decade, the scarcity to clean drinking water has become a major challenge in various parts of the world. The project will primarily focus on the challenge of access to clean and safe water. A description on the measures that need to be implemented in addressing the issue will also be provided. The sources that support the project proposal will be listed.

Websites related to research project

1. https://water.org/our-impact/water-crisis/

2. http://standardtimespress.org/?p=3192

3. Drinking Water by Markov, Sergei A

The chosen citation style

The citation style that will be used for the research proposal is APA. In-text citations from the sources that are used will be included in various paragraphs of the research proposal. Below are the list of sources to be used for the provision of the required evidence when addressing the topic on challenges of access to clean and safe water.

1. Dumbuya, I. (2018). Access to clean and safe water is a big problem for rural communities in the North | Standard Times Press. Retrieved from http://standardtimespress.org/?p=3192

2. Sergei, M. (2013). Drinking Water. UMUC Library Onesearch, 1-4.

3. Water.org. (2018). Water Crisis - Learn About The Global Water Crisis | Water.org. Retrieved from https://water.org/our-impact/water-crisis/

Declaration of the source

Source 1: Access to clean and safe water

The Author of the newspaper is Ishmael Kindama Dumbuya a journalist for the Standard Time Press newspaper. The source is credible and this is attributed to the author’s skills and qualification levels. Ishmael mainly writes about the various challenges that affect the African continent and water scarcity is one of them. The author has a long experience in the field of journalism having worked for West Africa Water and Sanitation Journalists Network. The purpose of the site is to provide in-depth information on the problems of access to clean and safe water in the northern part of the continent. Rural communities in Sieraleon continue to face the challenge of water scarcity and health-related issues connected to the water problem (Dumbuya, 2018). According to the author, millions of women are left extremely vulnerable because of continual fetching of water from areas that are far from their homes (Dumbuya, 2018). The newspaper also aims at making information on water problems available to a large audience. Information from the website also appears to be consistent with the issue of scarcity of clean water that has been reported by various other articles in the past five years. Finally, the study appears to be balanced, based on the details that are covered.

Source 2: The water crisis

The water.org website highlights the water crisis in various parts of the world. The source is very credible because the information that is highlighted is based on facts and extensive research. Additionally, the findings of the website are consistent with the information on water problems that are provided on the UN website. Access to clean and safe water remains a major challenge around the world and this is partially to blame for an increase in the health-related problems mostly in the rural communities (Water.org, 2018). The purpose of the site is to provide the audience with information on the water crisis, areas that are worst hit by the problem and the measures that can be implemented in addressing the issue. Water.org is a very credible source and this means that it can be used as evidence for research projects and proposals. The source uses data in accurately describing the ever-increasing challenge for the access to clean and safe drinking water, thus further making it authentic and accurate. The study, by relying on data and facts on the water crisis, appears to be balanced.

Source 3: Drinking Water

In various parts of the world, access to clean drinking water continues to be a major challenge (Sergei, 2013). The source is very credible because the author, Sergey Alexandrovich Markov, is highly accredited in the field. As a political scientist and a professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, he has information on the various challenges affecting humanity. The author has also written several other journal articles and this has since increased his knowledge and experience in different fields. However, the information from the article comes from the Salem Press Encyclopedia which is not a credible website. On several occasions, the website is linked to Wikipedia. From a broader perspective, the use of data makes the assessment of the water crisis more authentic and accurate. The primary objective of the site is to make high-quality information on the water crisis available to a wider audience. Moreover, the source reveals some of the effects of the problem on a larger population. Based on the information, it is evident that governments and international organizations are doing little to effectively address the challenge. The research also highlights the desalination technologies that are currently being used in some regions to obtain clean drinking water. The study appears to be balanced and detailed despite the fact that it is extracted from the Salem Press Encyclopedia which has always been pinpointed as an incredible source.

References

Dumbuya, I. (2018). Access to clean and safe water is a big problem for rural communities in the North | Standard Times Press. Retrieved from http://standardtimespress.org/?p=3192

Sergei, M. (2013). Drinking Water. UMUC Library Onesearch, 1-4.

Water.org. (2018). Water Crisis - Learn About The Global Water Crisis | Water.org. Retrieved from https://water.org/our-impact/water-crisis/