Water Problems In Africa
In Africa the less water you have the more impoverished you are. These things affect the plants because the less water you have the fewer plants that grow. The plants are needed so that they can export key items such as coffee and bananas. This will now affect the animals because they do not have water to drink they also will not have food to eat from the plants. Which now will affect us because there will be less exports meaning a smaller GDP and the animals and plants will die leaving nothing for us and there will be no water to save the plants animals or humans, which is why the drought in Africa needs to be stopped. From an article I read I found that 10 people were killed due to trying to water that was controlled by a surrounding country.. It is all just a cycle If one thing that organisms rely on die then the organisms that rely on them die and its just a cycle, where if one major species dies everything else will eventually die.
Some ways to stop this drought is by doing things such as desalination and drip irrigation. Even though it is a precaution that should be taken to save the plants and animals from death. Some animals are only in africa therefore they could die of causing extinction of the species. The drought has also forced Tanzania's state-run power company to announce daily 12-hour electricity outages because their power is run by hydro electricity.
The issue is worse in The Horn of Africa, near The Sahara, because there is little to no water available there. People there are also getting water related diseases because they aren’t getting enough water for their body. “By just providing access to spare parts or local skilled workers, such as plumbers, lives can be saved and livelihoods protected. “said a citizen in a thirsty African country. Much of drought is caused by climate change in the surrounding countries. The Kenyan Red Cross Society (KRCS) is currently working on projects to increase the number of boreholes and shallow wells in communities impacted by the region’s worst drought in decades and extending water pipelines to ensure as many people as possible have regular access to clean and safe drinking water.