While a considerable percent of the earth has been covered by water, water still remains to be a precious resource. This is attributed to the fact that just a little percentage of it is freshwater. To add to that the percentage that is safe for human use is even smaller. The percentage of water covering the whole earth and that is safe for human use is below one percent. This implies water conservation is very essential. It has a lot of crucial uses when it comes to human activity. The sad thing is that the world population is increasing rapidly and this means that human activity on earth is increasing as well. People are clearing lands so that there can be more room to say. This means that trees are cut down, they are the ones that play an important role when it comes to attracting rain. Without trees, it means that the land will keep growing dry and this only means that water levels or going to reduce. This shows that people need to be active in relation to protecting water sources and should treat them as very essential aspects of their lives. This is because they stand to enjoy a lot of benefits that come with water conservation.
The first benefit of protecting water resources is economic benefits. Water resources such as oceans and lakes and even rivers are considered to be great tourist attractions sites. And those countries that have such water resources normally benefit greatly economically. The more the tourist come the more revenue they get. This shows how important it is for the water bodies to be protected with all diligence is the economic benefits are to be reaped. It is important that people are made to understand things in this light so that when they see the sense in it they will be able to make an effort towards the protection of the water resources.
The protection of biodiversity is also a benefit that comes with the protection of water resources. In water resources such as lakes and oceans so much life exists in them. There are different creatures and animals that depend on them for survival and their depletion will only mean that their lives will be lost. In other words, it means that they will become extinct and this actually has repercussions. These consequences can be felt mostly in the food chain. And that is to say that even humans can be affected consequently in terms of food sources as animal-like fish that live in water are considered food. There are some communities that even depend on them for livelihood.
Water resources should be protected also because they have an influence on climate. Failure to protect them only means that there will be changes in the climate. This is attributed to how interconnected they are. For example, when water bodies are depleted there will be problems with rain. Such that the rain seasons may change or there may be no rain at all.