There is no scarcity of water. There is a scarcity of of political will to do good things for the citizens.
Fix water scarcity.
1. Ocean water to desalinization facilities along the coast.
2. Pipelines covered in solar collection materials to be converted to electricity to run pumping stations along the way.
Route the pipelines to places where water is scarce. Problem solved.
It really is that simple. With fresh water, new economies are created for food production and export.
Again, it is only political will that stops this from happening.
the big invention likely to come this decade is seawater desalination cheap enough for agriculture. Israel and Singapore routinely desalinate seawater for about %500@acre foot. But there are reports that both are moving toward $400@acre foot. You can grow all fruits and vegetables profitably—but not field crops—at $300@acre foot.
Fix water scarcity.
1. Ocean water to desalinization facilities along the coast. 2. Pipelines covered in solar collection materials to be converted to electricity to run pumping stations along the way.
Route the pipelines to places where water is scarce. Problem solved.
It really is that simple. With fresh water, new economies are created for food production and export.
Again, it is only political will that stops this from happening.
You post a common fallacy.
Just because a thing is technically possible does not mean it is economically possible.
Economics rule. Political entities could do what you say. It would simply bankrupt the countries doing it, making far more people poor than it takes out of poverty.
There are much simpler solutions to household drinking, washing, and cooking water.
To use your "solution" for industrial purposes or agriculture, is far,far, from economic.
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Absolutely... And shut down all the golf courses and artificial lakes. Priorities need to be set.
Also....add water to poor rainfall areas...cool it down....viola!, more clouds...more precipitation...then...more foliage...rinse and repeat..
Twenty years ago it was guesstimated that 1 in 8 or 1 in 10 people in the US were illegal. Who knows how many more are here today. Send them all back to where they came from and we’d have enough water.