Is there a difference between treating water as a human right and as a commodity?
Water, also known as the blue fuel, is essential to every living organism in the world. Every living thing requires water in order to live, without any water no organism would be able to live. In increasing years, global warming is starting to take its toll on Earth, drinking water is becoming more and more scarce and with the gradual increase in the world's population, the demand is also increasing. A human right refers to a right that every single person is entitled regardless of their social status; whether poor or rich, young or old. On the other hand, a commodity refers to an item of value that can be sold. If water is an item that every single person needs, water should never be treated as a commodity as poor people would not have enough money to afford water and they would die of dehydration.
In your opinion, should water be treated as a human right or as a commodity?
In my opinion water should be treated a human right and not a commodity as water is a particular resource that everyone requires. If water were to be a commodity any money-minded person would control the prices of water and raise the prices to a premium where many people would not be able to afford it. However, since it is a necessity people would be forced to pay for it and many people lives' would be poverty-stricken from then on. Hence, water is required by every single person and it should not be manipulated by businessmen.
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