Managing responsibly in a Global Environment - Reflection Journal on Blue Gold - Movie Review Example

The movie is based on the 2003 Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke book Blue Gold. The fight to Stop the corporate Theft of the World’s water. It is through this documentary that I have come to appreciate the true value of water to the human survival-it is life. This documentary was both informative and cautionary film to me on the effects of entry of water into the global market and political world.Through the documentary I have learned that we human beings even go to the extent of crying blood when we lack water.

This scene together with the information that we utilize 30 billion gallons of water dailly which is 15 times more than the amount of groundwater produced invoked me on the ways I could implement to curtail my misuse of water. It invoked my sense of humanity to the point that I though ven if it won’t be in my life time when the water wars will be fought, how will humankind survive and thrive? The movie also compelled me to be overly preservative and conservative of land, water and its sources.

It changed my view of use of water in agriculture,manufacturing and production of soft drinks. This is because I thought to myself if through our humankind actions 60% of the wetlands in the world have been destroyed and most of land has become deserts then the water crisi may be innevitable! Furthermore, bearing in mind that most of the 3% fresh water is polluted, where are we headed as a planet? It dawned on me that unless we did something now and fast water crisis will be here with us soon enough.

After viewing the film I became aware of the way man destroys himself through greed. I could not imagine the extent to which desire for money has driven men to convert water from a public good to a commercial good for profiteering. In addition, it was more painful to learn that even the world organisations, corporations and governments which pretend or are supposed to be pro humanity are at the fore-front in causing water crisis through corruption and wierd laws.It has become even worse since water sources are being sold off as private land to individuals as opposed to being a reserve land to governments.

The movie created a sense of urgency to me regarding the role I have to play to combat this crisis. This is because as it stipulates we are 50 years away from the crisis unless actions are taken.Recently, I have become vocal and action oriented towards the goal of preventing occurrence such a crisis to our future generations.In addition, I have been in full support of new technologies aimed at conserving or recycling water and enviromentalist who fight for conservation of natural land and forests which play a big role in the water cyle.

Finally, I have come to believe that the only way out of this water crisis is through activism. This is because if humankind is his own worst enemy and that institutions meant to protect water sources are at forefront depleting them it is upon those few like me who understand what is ahead to educate and fight to cub the eminent water wars in future.Works CitedBlue Gold - World Water Wars. 2008.Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLp1ZnjsIXc Accessed on 21 November 2011.