User:SJLupine/New sandbox

= Water scarcity =

Options for improvements
Water is one of the most crucial elements in developmental planning; efforts to develop, conserve, utilize and manage water resources have to be guided by national perspectives. (BUT ALSO THEY SHOULD BE GUIDED BY LOCAL PERSPECTIVES & LOCAL COMMUNITIES) A review in 2006 stated that "It is surprisingly difficult to determine whether water is truly scarce in the physical sense at a global scale (a supply problem) or whether it is available but should be used better (a demand problem)".

Integration/Implementation of non-Western views/Alternative views - or- Integration/Implementation of Indigenous Knowledge into policy
Further improvements can be made through legislative action and more active involvement of communities, especially those who are affected by water scarcity. Indigenous communities have navigated the rhymes of water availability long before modern capitalist methods of water use and extraction, so it would be valuable to learn from Indigenous and local knowledge when creating regulations, adaptations, as well as greater access to water. A space where both modern western science can coexist with traditional practices of water and land management would open doors to more sustainable water practices. Using a two-eyed seeing method of viewing water scarcity to include both western science and indigenous knowledge.