{"id":6079,"date":"2018-03-30T14:34:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T09:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/?p=6079"},"modified":"2018-03-30T14:34:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T09:34:51","slug":"this-stunning-photography-project-explores-how-we-use-and-abuse-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/?p=6079","title":{"rendered":"This Stunning Photography Project Explores How We Use and Abuse Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mustafah Abdulaziz travels the world documenting water consumption.<\/em><\/p>\n

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From a solitary woman drawing water from an open pit in Somalia to dozens of New York City residents evading the summer heat in a massive municipal swimming pool, Mustafah Abdulaziz\u2019s photography captures how people interact with water around the world.<\/p>\n

Abdulaziz was born in New York City and resides in Berlin, Germany, but his project \u201cWater\u201d has compelled him to travel to several countries, including India, Iceland, and Sierra Leone, to document how human beings use, abuse, and depend upon on water.<\/p>\n

He began taking photos for \u201cWater\u201d in 2012 and has since received support from various organizations, including the United Nations, WaterAid, and Google,\u00a0according to his website.<\/p>\n

Abdulaziz\u2019s photographs often reveal huge disparities in water access across the world as well as the water use priorities of different societies. Worldwide, more than\u00a02 billion people\u00a0do not have access to reliable drinking water.<\/p>\n

Many of the photos included in \u201cWater\u201d illustrate that reality.<\/p>\n

The project deserves special attention on\u00a0World Water Day, an international observance designed to highlight the threat that climate change poses to water accessibility, the burden on girls and women when it comes to collecting water, and other issues inhibiting achievement of Sustainable Development Goal Number 6, universal access to clean drinking water.<\/p>\n

Prolonged drought \u2014 like the one that has\u00a0diminished the water supply in Cape Town, South Africa \u2014 and heavy storms that cause flooding and contamination, are just two of the climate change-related hazards affecting world water systems.<\/p>\n

In the US, scientists predict that nitrogen runoff from industrial and agricultural areas will cause toxic algae blooms that\u00a0render 19% of the country\u2019s water sources\u00a0undrinkable. And in China, an\u00a0algae bloom has already covered much of Lake Taihu, which provides water for 30 million residents.<\/p>\n

By the end of the 21st Century,\u00a0climate scientists predict that rising sea-levels\u00a0may displace at least 13 millions people living near US coastlines.<\/p>\n

In one photo, an emaciated child is seen sitting atop a bed at a UNICEF malnutrition and dehydration treatment center in Somalia. In another, a striking aerial photo, a lush golf course appears amid an expanse of brown California desert.<\/p>\n

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In a photo reminiscent of the golf course shot, a small patch of forest sits amid a barren Brazilian landscape. In this stunning example of human manipulation of water and environment, farmers razed much of the surrounding rainforest in order to raise cattle.<\/p>\n

In addition to environmental degradation and water contamination, many of Abdulaziz\u2019s photos depict the disproportionate role girls and women play in fetching and transporting water for their families and communities.<\/p>\n

In fact,\u00a080% of water-deprived households\u00a0depend on women to collect water, the United Nations reports. In countries like\u00a0Cote d\u2019Ivoire\u00a0and\u00a0Nepal, the task often requires hours-long journeys by foot. Women and girls fetch the water and lug it back in heavy containers so that their children, siblings, and parents can stay hydrated, but this often means they can\u2019t pursue their own interests and that girls miss out on studying and, in some cases, miss school.<\/p>\n

In one photo, a pregnant woman in Ethiopia maneuvers down a steep, rocky trail while gathering water to make beer for men to celebrate the birth of her child, reflecting a burden similarly felt by many women worldwide.<\/p>\n

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But despite the crucial role that water plays in enabling human life, many people living in developed countries fail to realize that water is imperiled, Abdulaziz\u00a0told\u00a0NPR.<\/p>\n

“People tell me they don’t even realize that water issues exist,” Abdulaziz\u00a0told\u00a0NPR. “That itself is a huge issue, and something that made me have water as a subject.”<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0https:\/\/www.globalcitizen.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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