▁on ▁international ▁water ▁sharing ▁and ▁allocation ▁rather ▁than ▁domestic ▁use . ▁Currently , ▁international ▁leaders ▁are ▁now ▁request ing ▁ur gent ▁and ▁increased ▁attention ▁from ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁on ▁the ▁matter ▁of ▁hydro ps ych ology ▁because ▁it ▁greatly ▁impact s ▁water ▁scarc ity . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁abund ance ▁of ▁water ; ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁micro - level ▁management ▁of ▁water ▁provides ▁the ▁ability ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁have ▁recre ational ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁water ▁par ks ▁that ▁provides ▁economic ▁advantages . ▁Where as , ▁many ▁third ▁world ▁countries ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁clean ▁water ▁and ▁their ▁situation ▁will ▁only ▁w ors en ▁as ▁the ▁water ▁supply ▁less ens . ▁H ydro ps ych ology ▁is ▁important ▁because ▁it ▁determ ines ▁how ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁water ▁supply ▁is ▁being ▁used ▁at ▁the ▁micro - level . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁usage ▁of ▁water ▁for ▁recre ational ▁activity ▁instead ▁of ▁sust ain ability ▁creates ▁a ▁significant ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁attention ▁that ▁hydro ps ych ology ▁is ▁now ▁receiving ▁as ▁there ▁are ▁dr astic ▁g aps ▁between ▁the ▁avail ability ▁of ▁water ▁in ▁countries . ▁Some ▁countries ▁use ▁water ▁freely ▁for ▁recre ation , ▁whereas ▁other ▁countries ▁had ▁limited ▁supplies ▁for ▁surv ival , ▁efficient ▁water ▁politics ▁addresses ▁this ▁issue ▁through ▁good ▁water ▁allocation ▁and ▁management . ▁H ydro ps ych ology ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁certain ▁individuals ▁and ▁communities ▁in ▁certain ▁countries ▁takes ▁preced ent ▁over ▁the ▁importance ▁of