The short answer… If human daily living habits around the world don’t change for the better, absolutely.
Now for the longer one… When most of us think of collecting rainwater, we might think of weathered oak barrels with rusty metal bands sitting at the corner of a an old barn – right next to the hitchin’ post. While it’s true that the practice of conserving rainwater dates back to forever ago, it’s not a practice we’ve seen much of in the past few decades in the U.S. Over time, our country’s population has come to take clean water for granted. However, this is proving to be a dangerous stance.
The world’s overall demand for water has increased sixfold from 1900 to 1995, which is over twice the rate of population growth during that same timeframe. If this trend of water consumption continues, the United Nations estimates that in less than 25 years from now, over 5 billion people will find it difficult or impossible to meet basic water needs. This is a pretty strong statement.
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Rainwater Harvesting – Are we facing increasing future water shortages?
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