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I think this is a simplified statement meaning that one must first recognize that there is indeed a problem, and that the solution is almost always readily available.
Obvious solutions are not necessarily received in the best way. People suffering from a drought in a specific area, should move to a new area. Transporting water vast distances is not an acceptable solution in my opinion as it does absolutely nothing to relieve the problem, which is the drought , not the people suffering from the drought. I in no way mean that transporting water to drought ridden areas is not an acceptable short term solution, for the people suffering from the drought. However, over the long term is not cost efficient and allows for interruptions and exploitation, increasing strife, stress and discomfort. In other words creating more problems then it solves. Irrigating or even redirecting water flow into the affected area is also an incompatible and inefficient use of time power and resources. Short term solutions could in effect exasperate the initial problem. The solution of moving an entire Village or people from an area, will not be met with pleasure by the people who are suffering from the drought and do not wish to leave an area where generations of their family have lived and thrived (Or what they perceive as thriving). For as long as water is brought from an outside source.
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Comment by Sarah Shaw Tatoun on April 22, 2010 at 11:01pm
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Moving people out of a drought area might be the ideal solution, but I wonder if it's really doable? It's not only the people themselves who are likely to resist moving, but as the world gets more and more crowded, the residents of the places they move to are apt to be just as resistant to adding more strain to their own resources.
Perhaps some of the people during a drought could leave, lessening the burden on resources. Native people are often quite skilled at dealing with drought conditions, and with fewer people in the area may handle the situation without problem.
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Comment by Dean Ross on April 23, 2010 at 6:11am
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I agree a lot of people would be willing to stay even if it meant guaranteed death. Obviously you cannot force people out. However, these people should not be rewarded by straining resources from another area ..... Drought has many meanings and has several definitions. If it is a case of contaminated water sources obviously another solution can be implemented, but if there is NO water in an area the only reasonable recourse I can see is to move the population or allow them to stay and not provide any additional help. It is sad but some people would rather die then do the right thing. Manually bringing or diverting water to these areas would strain the resources of otherwise unaffected areas. I believe that this is not the proper course of action. There are many solutions for obtaining water even in the most Arid places, but they are not effective for large population bases. If there is ground water that is inaccessible to the local population I have no problem with using whatever resources to reach this water. My solution is for places where alternative water resources are not available. Luckily the world is actually showing signs of responsibility as far as overpopulation is concerned. Women no longer need to have 6 children to ensure that 2 survive. Families are getting smaller in most developed countries not larger. A person can live a fairly long time without food, but will perish very quickly without water. Water is life ..... As I mentioned the problem is the drought not the people dying of thirst. To correctly fix the problem we would have to be able to effect change on massive forces such as weather patterns .... We are not even close to there yet, so even moving a population is not a permanent solution, it is just a longer term solution then bringing water to a drought area.
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Comment by Julio Cesar Corona Ortega on April 24, 2010 at 1:21am
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