END WORLD HUNGER AND WATER SCARCITY WITH YOGA
WATER SCARCITY AND HUNGER • DROUGHTS ALWAYS LEAD TO FAMINE AS NO CROPS COULD GROW WITHOUT WATER. • EXISTING WATER RESOURCES ARE BEING POLLUTED AND THE REMAINING CLEAN WATER IS BEING MISUSED AND OVERUSED. • WHEN THE POOREST OF THE POOR IN COUNTRIES LIKE AFRICA QUENCH THEIR THIRST WITH THE LAST DROP OF WATER LEFT IN THEIR CANS, THE OTHER SIDE SPENDS ABOUT 50 LITRES OF WATER PER PERSON JUST BATHING. • LACK OF INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGIES FOR IRRIGATION AND RAINWATER HARVESTING ARE THE MAIN REASONS FOR ECONOMIC WATER SCARCITY. • THERE SHOULD BE PROPER FACILITIES TO STORE DISTRIBUTE THE AVAILABLE SAFE WATER TO THE NEEDY
WATER POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION • AS WE EXPERIENCE THE CLIMATE CHANGES, WE NOTICE THAT THE CHANGES HAVE DIRECTLY AFFECTED THE PRECIPITATION, WATER VAPOUR, ETC. • NATURAL DISASTERS THAT INCLUDE CYCLONES AND HURRICANES ARE DESTROYING THE CITIES BY FLOODING AND DESTRUCTING THE VARIOUS OIL REFINERIES AND CHEMICAL PLANTS, WHICH RESULTS IN UNDRINKABLE WATER. • HUMAN ACTIVITIES HAVE A MAJOR ROLE IN THE OCCURRENCE OF NATURAL DISASTERS.
WATER CONSERVATION • WATER CONSERVATION INCLUDES ANY MEASURE OR STRATEGY THAT WILL SUSTAINABLY REGULATE AND MANAGE THE USE OF FRESH WATER TO MEET THE CURRENT DEMAND AND TO PRESERVE WATER RESOURCES FOR UPCOMING GENERATIONS AND END WORLD HUNGER. • THE HABIT OF WATER CONSERVATION CAN START FROM HOME BY FOLLOWING THESE SIMPLE STEPS: CHECK FOR WATER LEAKAGE AND TAKE IMMEDIATE MEASURES TO PREVENT IT. REDUCE YOUR SHOWER TIME AND RINSE TIME. AVOID LEAVING THE WATER RUNNING ON WHILE BRUSHING. INSTALL WATER SAVING EQUIPMENT SUCH AS LOW FLUSH TOILETS. AVOID OVERWATERING THE PLANTS. INSTALLING RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM.
FOOD SECURITY • NEXT TIME YOU EAT PIZZA; THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU THROW THE CREST AWAY. DOING SO, YOU MIGHT BE TAKING AN EFFORT TO END WORLD HUNGER. • RECENTLY, IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THERE ARE MORE CASES OF FAMINE AROUND THE WORLD, WHICH HAS LEFT NUMEROUS AREAS BOTH THIRSTY AND HUNGRY. • WITH NO WATER TO DRINK OR TO PROVIDE TO YOUR CROP AND LIVESTOCK. • YOU LOSE THE CHANCE OF GROWING SOME FOOD FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY TOO, WHICH IS RESULTING IN WORLD HUNGER.
FAMINE AND ITS EFFECTS • CURRENTLY, AROUND 30 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRIES OF SOMALIA, NIGERIA, YEMEN, ETC. ARE SUFFERING FROM EXTREME FOOD SHORTAGE AND ARE DYING OF HUNGER EVERY DAY. • THE PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY FIGHTING IN THESE COUNTRIES AND THE SITUATION IS SO DRASTIC HERE THAT MANY FAMILIES HAVE EVEN EATEN THEIR SEED STOCK SO THEY HAVE NOTHING TO GROW THE NEXT YEAR. • PEOPLE OF NIGERIA ARE EXPERIENCING FOOD VIOLENCE AND HAVE TRIED TO FLEE TO NEARBY COUNTRIES LIKE CAMEROON, NIGER, AND CHAD BUT THEY HAVE BEEN FORCED BACK INTO THEIR COUNTRY.
YOGA CAN HELP TO END WORLD HUNGER AND WATER SCARCITY
HOW YOGA CAN HELP TO END WORLD HUNGER AND WATER SCARCITY • YOGA IS REALLY AN EIGHT-LIMBED WAY OF WHICH EACH OF THE STANCES IS JUST A SINGLE APPENDAGE. • THE PRINCIPAL YAMA IS AHIMSA, WHICH IMPLIES NON-HURTING OR PEACEFULNESS. • SATYA, THE SECOND YAMA, INTERPRETS AS HONESTY OR GENUINENESS AND INCORPORATES ACTIVITIES AND MUSINGS AND DISCOURSE. • ASTEYA IS THE THIRD YAMA AND ADDRESSES NON-TAKING. • APARIGRAHA ASKS US NOT TO BE INSATIABLE OR POSSESSIVE. • YOGA IS KNOWN TO BE ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE TOOLS TO OPEN YOUR MIND AND CREATE AWARENESS FOR YOURSELF. • ONCE YOU START PRACTISING YOGA, YOU SEE WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG. • THIS IS WHY YOGA WOULD BE A PERFECT SOLUTION FOR CREATING AWARENESS AMONG PEOPLE IN ORDER TO END WORLD HUNGER AND WATER SCARCITY BY STOPPING FOOD AND WATER WASTAGE.