(VOV) – Although the sustainable use of water resources is certainly possible, they will always remain finite.
Water wastage and excessive use will lead to shortages and wider environmental repercussions.
The 2012 United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals Report estimates 11% of the world’s population, or about 780 million people, lack access to clean water.
Clean water could become a resource as scarce and precious as oil over the course of the next century.
A collection of photos entitled “Water and Life” vividly illustrates water’s importance in Vietnamese daily life. It captures some of the rituals and beliefs surrounding water spread from highlands to plains and honoured across generations.
The images emphasise humanity’s deciding influence on the future of this indispensable resource.
An old well now becomes a pool in Hanoi's Thuong Tin district
The village well has stood the test of time and become an indispensable symbol of rural people
Collecting rubbish from an old well every day in Hoang Mai district, Hanoi
Although this well in Bac Ninh city was dug and built more than a century ago, it has preserved the purity of its water
A Moc Chau resident brings clean water 2km back to home
Children in Bac Giang province's Tho Ha Village play on the banks of the Cau River
Cham ethnic people in Phan Rang use stream water for daily life
Water becomes scarce in mountain areas in Phan Rang
Getting clean water in Lai Chau province
Ethnic people in Lai Chau use water from mountains
Clean water in Moc Chau province's Long Luong hamlet
Red River water is used for traditional rituals in Hanoi's Gia Lam district
Selling fresh water in Halong City's Van Chai village
A pool storing rain water in Lai Chau province
Well water is still used in Hanoi
Đăng ký: VietNam News