{"id":497044,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/497044/?format=json","text_counter":283,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Saney","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":2988,"legal_name":"Ibrahim Abdi Saney","slug":"ibrahim-abdi-saney"},"content":"Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, water is basic to life and human development. It has immense ecological significance. Water has socio-economic value. The socio-economic development of this great State, to a larger extent, depends on water. Water is a finite resource, and its supply is so much disproportionate to the demand. There are so many studies, both official and unofficial, which indicate that in a couple of years to come, the world will be under serious water shortage. Serious water shortage will come with so many deficiencies; food insecurity, prevalence of water-borne diseases especially in the tropical areas and disasters. Some studies go ahead to indicate that there will be a loss to the country’s economy of, at least, 10 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}