Campus Engagement 2

Nadean Richards

Ms Tweed

Intro to Women’s Studies

27 march 2012

The event I attended was called “Environment on Global Climate Change” and it was led by Alexandra Cousteau. She traveled all around the world evaluating water and climate change. She mentioned the global water crisis which is water sanitation, water resources all around the world, and the access to clean water. All of these things are meant to be interconnected and society hasn’t achieved this goal. Two questions that she asked were “Do we have quality of water?” and “Do we have quantity of water?”.  The answer to both of those questions are no because the quality of water is not as clean as it should be and the quantity of water is less than needed to obtain normal levels of water.  These are very important concerns that we as society need to be aware of because this is a world changing crisis. We need to be aware of where the water comes from and where it’s going once it leaves the community. I am a part of the community that needs to be more aware of global issues because it does affect me. Pollution is also an issue because that is the reason why the water is not clean along with bacteria and many other factors. Another issue includes sewage being backed up into our water system making our clean water unsafe. This issue has been around for years now and still occurs in today’s society all around the world.  An example of climate change that really put it in perspective for me was “when birds disappear it is a sign of a drought”. I thought that was very interesting because I never thought about it in that way and it does make sense. The climate change could possibly cause dryer droughts, colder winters, worse storms, and worse floods all around the world. This is a warning that people should take seriously and try to prevent. I believe as a society global climate change and the global water crisis can be prevented if we all work together. Activism is way to help solve this problem because it makes people aware of a serious issue. This was a learning experience for me because I didn’t know a lot about these issues and watching the exploration really help me understand. I hope these issues get resolved so we can live in a safer world and provide the best environment for our children.