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Water Losing Its Status as a Public Good
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shuǐshìshēng mìng生命zhōngzuìzhòng yào重要degōng gòng公共cái fù财富zhī yī之一

Water is one of the most important public goods in life.

zhǐ shì只是rénměi tiān每天yàodedōng xī东西guān xì关系dàodì qiú地球deqì hòu气候nóng yè农业gōng yè工业suǒ yǒu所有shēng mìng生命

It is not only something people drink every day; it is also related to the Earth's climate, agriculture, industry, and all living things.

kě shì可是jìnjǐ shí nián lái几十年来hěn duō很多dì fāng地方kāi shǐ开始shuǐdàng chéng当成kě yǐ可以mǎi mài买卖delán sè蓝色huáng jīn黄金bù zài不再kàn chéng看成dà jiā大家gòng yǒu共有deshēng mìng生命zī yuán资源

However, in recent decades, many places have begun to treat water as “blue gold” that can be bought and sold, instead of seeing it as a shared life resource for everyone.

hòu lái后来yī xiē一些guó jì国际zhèng cè政策tuī dòng推动shuǐ wù水务sī yǒu huà私有化ràngshì chǎng市场láiguǎn lǐ管理gōng shuǐ供水

Later, some international policies also promoted the privatization of water services, leaving water supply management to the market.

zhèrànghěnduōpín qióng贫穷guó jiā国家dì qū地区deréngèngnándé dào得到ān quán安全zú gòu足够deyǐn yòng shuǐ饮用水

This has made it harder for many people in poor countries and regions to get safe and enough drinking water.

xiàn zài现在shì jiè世界shàngyǒu44 yì44亿rénbù néng不能wěn dìng稳定dàoān quán安全deshuǐzhèshuō míng说明wèn tí问题fēi cháng非常yán zhòng严重

Today, 4.4 billion people in the world cannot reliably drink safe water, which shows how serious the problem is.

yǒu rén有人shuōshuǐyǒujīng jì经济jià zhí价值suǒ yǐ所以rén men人们yīng gāi应该fù qián付钱yòngshuǐdànrú guǒ如果shuǐzhǐkàn chéng看成shāng pǐn商品qióng rén穷人jiùkě néng可能shī qù失去zuìjī běn基本deshēng huó生活tiáo jiàn条件

Some people say water has economic value, so people should pay to use it; but if water is seen only as a commodity, poor people may lose their most basic living conditions.

jīn tiān今天qì hòu biàn huà气候变化wū rǎn污染chōng tū冲突ràngshuǐwēi jī危机gèngyán zhòng严重

Today, climate change, pollution, and conflict are also making the water crisis worse.

zhōng dōng中东yī xiē一些guó jiā国家shèn zhì甚至gōng jī攻击hǎi shuǐ海水dàn huà淡化chǎngérzhè xiē这些dì fāng地方hěnduōdàn shuǐ淡水dōukàozhè xiē这些gōng chǎng工厂

Some countries in the Middle East have even attacked seawater desalination plants, and many places there depend on these plants for fresh water.

zhè yàng这样deqíng kuàng情况bù néng不能jì xù继续xià qù下去

This situation cannot continue.

shuǐyīng gāi应该zài cì再次bèikàn chéng看成quán shì jiè全世界gòng tóng共同dezhòng yào重要zī yuán资源ràngměi gè rén每个人dōunénggōng píng公平ān quán安全shǐ yòng使用

Water should once again be seen as an important resource shared by the whole world, so that everyone can use it fairly and safely.

By Riccardo Petrella / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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