We all have been hearing the call to conserve water for years now. The question is, are you doing your part? If yes, then share your water conservation tips and get a chance to win P5,000 pesos. If no, then read on to find out why you really should be doing your part.
Imagine, if you’re so thirsty but when you tried to get water from the faucet, you just squeezed a drop. Can you cook without water? Can you keep a good personal hygiene without water? In short, can you live without water? If you answered NO, then you must act now.
Recent studies showed that the Philippines is facing a water crisis over the next 10 years unless new sources are developed to meet growing demand.
“There is a [Japan International Cooperation Agency] study that says that in 2025 if we will not conserve water, there may be some problems. But of course we can always start conserving now and look for other sources,” said Edgar C. Lopez, Philippine Waterworks Association president.
“Groundwater in the Philippines may be depleted by the year 2050,” a University of the Philippines professor said in a report based on a study that started in 2006.
“The Philippines is one of the countries in Asia Pacific that is facing an imminent water crisis unless steps are immediately undertaken to improve water management,” according to a study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The country is facing this unfortunate reality and we are not supposed to ignore it just because
we’re lucky to be living in more developed countries where our water can be conserved through using methods like a digital flow meter for example. Other countries who still experience challenges with being able to access clean drinking water need help sooner rather than later.
In line with this, a group of communication professionals and graduate students from the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is pushing a social marketing campaign to encourage the Filipino families in water conservation. They aim to create massive awareness on how important the discipline in water consumption is and what would be the worst scenarios if the Filipinos failed to act now.
The group is also hosting a Conserve Water Challenge 2013, encouraging the participants to share their creativity in presenting water conservation tips and how they implement it in their daily lives to lowered their monthly water bill. A participant can make use of video, photo collage or blogs. The best entry and the one who will proved to have lowered their water bill by applying the water conservation tips they have presented will win P5,000 cash! There are also 10 consolation prizes of P500 worth of water bill. The submission of entries is until September 15, 2013.
For more information about the Conserve Water Challenge 2013, follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConserveWaterNow and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/conserveh2onow
Water is Life. Conserve Water NOW before it’s too late.
We can do our part in conserving water, and doing Mother Earth a favor by limiting the usage of water especially when you really don’t need to use it. Some of the examples are not leaving the tap running continuously, some of us like to keep the tap flowing continuously while we are brushing our teeth or washing our face. We tend to leave the water running, and with that, we throw away too much water. We should turn off the tap first while we are still washing our face, and brushing our teeth, and just turn it on when we are ready to use it. Another way to conserve water is to check every tap or faucet for some leaks, and to have it repaired immediately so to avoid flowing water needlessly. Lastly, if we are going to wash our car or automobiles, we should just opt for a bucket of water instead of the usual hose for washing, in this way, we can also minimize the usage of water, and at the same time, minimize your water consumption which would be beneficial for your pocket, as well. 😀