Water scarcity and the influence on the world migrations

Nestašica pitke vode jedan je od danas gorućih globalnih izazova s kojim se suočava sve veći broj svjetskog stanovništva. Neracionalnost stanovništva i loše upravljanje vodnim resursima istaknuti su kao veći problema. Kao jedna od mogućih posljedica nedostatka pitke vode navode se migracije stanovništva. Utjecaj na nestašicu vode i vodni stres imaju prirodni, ekonomski, demografski, društveni i/ili politički čimbenici. Nerijetko se čimbenici nalaze u međuovisnosti ili se nadovezuju jedan na drugi, a tome je tako jer voda kao širi pojam ulazi u sve sfere ljudskog života. U radu se nastoji dokazati kako nestašica vode u konačnici može uzrokovati migracije stanovništva u potrazi za boljim životnim uvjetima, a migracija postaje odluka kada ponestane ideja za saniranje problema. Logični zaključak koji slijedi jest da je pitka voda neophodna za život pojedinca i shodno tome pojedinac će biti spreman migrirati na područje s dovoljno pitke vode, gdje su šanse za njegov opstanak izgledne.ABSTRACT Water scarcity and shortage of drinking water are one of today's most pressing global challenges, as it concerns the majority of the world’s population. Irrationality of the population shaped by careless behavior and poor management of water resources are representing the major causes of the water scarcity and the shortage of drinking water. One of the possible consequences of these problems is migration. Natural, economic, demographic, social and/or political factors can impact water shortages and cause water stress. Those factors are often interdependent and are therefore related to one another. That phenomena can be explained, as water is present in all spheres of human life. The essence of the Master Thesis is to prove that shortage of drinking water can ultimately cause the migration of people in search of better living conditions. Migration is becoming a decision when there is no possible solution for the problem. The logical conclusion is, that drinking water is essential for the life of the individual, therefore the individual is ready to migrate to an area with higher drinking water supplies, as chances of survival will increase