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=The Water Crisis=

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=Statistical Information:= Bangladesh's total amount of land is **143, 998 square kilometers**. The amount of water is **13,830 square kilometers**. The total renewable water resourcs for Bangladesh is **1,127 cu km.**It borders the countries of Burma which is 193 km, India 4,053, and the coastline is 580 km. The land use of Bangladesh's arable land use is 52.97%. Bangladesh's irrigated land is **50,500 sq km**. **82.3%** of the water is fresh. **16.8%** of the water is not fresh. The total population of people in Bangladesh is 57.7%. The population under the **poverty lines is 31.5%**. The drinking water source in Urban areas is 85.3% and in rural areas is 82.4%. In unimproved rural areas is 17.6% and urban areas is 14.7%. The sanatation facility acess for urban areas is **55.3%** and rural areas is **54.5%**. =Location:= The **physical location** of Bangladesh is Southern Asia, bordering the bay Bengel, between Burma and India. Their climate there is tropical, mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid warm rainy monsoon (June to October). =Dieases being caused:= The less of water is causing dieases and water infections. One water infection is **HIVS/AIDS.** Waterborne diseases that are being caused is **bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatits A and E, and tryphoid fever.** The water contact diease is **leptospirosis.** =Economical Scarcity:= Bangladesh's water **scarcity is economical**. This is economical because they are having a lack of investment in the water. The cause of the water crisis in Bangladesh is that the **water is being polluted.** The water is being polluted because the people who were supposed to be investing the water weren't paying attention, causing the water to **become even more contaminated.** What is being done to decrease the water pollution in Bangladesh is that **companies are drilling wells**, so people can have fresh clean water. = Recommendations: = Recommendations for Bangladesh's water is that they can observe the water more often. Also they **can create a water flow** that will bring people that do not have fresh water to clean water to drink. Another recommendation is that more people, and not just companies, **can drill more wells**. You can also **look for more groundwater.**