Next Generation Diplomacy

Extinction of Hidden Gems in The Ocean By: Yvonne Rennesia Gulo \ It's holiday time. Where should we go? Abroad country, or stay and explore them? Bali will be the first one when they decide to visit Indonesia as their destination. Why must Bali? Because Bali has beautiful beaches and a lot of kind marine biota. But, some spots were not taken care of, and the ecosystem underwater was broken and destroyed. We could not see any shimmering fish anymore. According to greeners.co, Every year's divers dive around the ocean in Indonesia until they finally realize that the sea is destroyed. One of the divers, Raty Ning, shared her experience and opinion about her favorite place. I have been diving through many oceans since the mid-90s. Back then, the water was so clean and beautiful to see. When it comes to the 20s, the dramatic difference starts to appear. Especially for the last five years, Indonesian seas have been very polluted and dirty. We can see the discrepancy between past and...

Water Quality in India and its Impacts By: Blessen Kuriakose Clean drinking water is often viewed as easily attainable and accessible to some, while many view it as a luxury. Though it is necessary to sustain life, many take it for granted. Countries like India exemplify the actual value of drinking water and its importance to life. Freshwater is commonly found in India in surface water sources such as wetlands, lakes, rivers, ponds, springs, cave waters, etc. USGS defines freshwater as the "supply the human population, animals, and plants with the fresh water they need to survive." Though freshwater is necessary for sustaining life, it is found in slight traces throughout the planet, with only 2.5% of the water on earth being freshwater. Much of this freshwater is often contaminated and polluted by human intervention. In countries like India, clean drinking water is commonly found in scarcity. With a population of nearly three times that of the United States, only less than ...

By: Lawrence Liu   At first glance, water accessibility may not seem like a problem: walk into the kitchen, turn the tap, and boom, water. Right? Maybe for most, but for over a quarter of the population,1 going to get water every day might look like an hour-long trek to the nearest well/borehole. Even worse, others might have no choice but to drink water from ponds or puddles, which could be potentially lethal. On top of poor access to water, nearly half the population does not have proper access to sanitation, leading to the transmission of diseases, reducing social and economic development, and over a million deaths per year.1,2 The UN has seen the effects of lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation and now recognizes them as fundamental human rights, calling for efforts to help countries in need. The problem of water scarcity has only gotten worse over time, as can be seen when looking at the past. In hunter-gatherer societies that existed tens of thousands of y...