DUBAI HAS
NO WATER…
As we know,
Dubai is the fastest growing city in the
world. This urbanization has led to a very environmental issue : water shortage, because this city doesn´t
have much precipitation .Water supply in Dubai comes mainly from energy
intensive desalination of the sea water.
Their main source of electricity is natural gas because it is cheaper
than the other alternatives.
The place
is developing so fast but not considering on environmental factor that affect
its sustainability. In the future, global warming can be a big trouble for the
country´s population centres that are located along the coast. They may have
flooding.
Wasting water from having golf courses, parks, hotels
and the highest buildings is a very irresponsible way to face the problem since
treated water cannot be used for every purpose ,it is undrinkable so they use
it for irrigation, but making this process damage the Earth, because desalination
plants produce emissions of carbon dioxide, which they put it back to the sea. The
plants also produce many heated sludge which also goes to the ocean .We could
understand it If all damage would come from the drinking water required, but
not for a luxury lifestyle.
