The Tap's Still Running

Three months ago I began my journey into looking at a range of issues associated with exploring the impacts Climate Change is having on water. I believed that the war we were facing was a battle for resources among communities across the world and the environmental, social and political impacts this created. Having reached the end of my journey, the war runs much deeper than that.

This is not just a battle for land occupation or for fresh water supplies. This is not just a conflict over gender equality, basic human sanitation or the right to an education. This war is based on the fact that the issue of water security is not being addressed on the intergovernmental scale that it needs to be.

I remained optimistic throughout this blog that change was around the corner. I believed that we had made great progress with the Sustainable Development Goals, and that we were on track to dealing with such a prominent issue at risk of affecting us all. Although disheartened, I will forever remain a “prisoner of hope”. But in order for this battle to be won, the goal posts must be changed. It is vital that we hold governments accountable for the promises they have made at the recent climate summit, and that we never stop pressing for the basic human right we all deserve.

Although addressing water issues has come a long since the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals, we must continue the fight to ensure everyone, everywhere is water secure.