Lesson 13 Flashcards
Where in the world is water most expensive?
Germany
What does the UN say about the importance of water?
Hard to be sustainable when you have limited supplies
Not always don’t have enough water, poor management.
Limits development
What is the water poverty index (WPI)?
uses five measures to indicate levels of water insecurity. The higher the score the better. Each one is measured out of 20.
What are the 5 measures to measure the level of water insecurity?
1) Resources, physical availability of surface and groundwater quality
2) Accessibility of safe water for human and agricultural use,
3) Capacity, the effectiveness of water management to ensure its affordable
4) Use of water for different purposes
5) Environment, water management to ensure ecological sustainability
Why is the price of water important to consider?
The maintenance of infrastructure which dispose of and treat used dirty water are expensive to use to produce clean water.
What happened with privatisation of water supplies in Bolivia?
Controlled by a French company
$200 to connect water to property (not affordable)
Diarrhoea - 10% of child mortality.
What is social sustainability? (3)
Energy production and meeting demands for water will increase stress on water.
Access to water supplies.
Help reduce poverty and sustain economic growth with better health and access to safe water
What is environmental sustainability? (3)
Pollution will impact water quality.
Wetlands reduce the incidence of floods by storing water to benefit recreation and fisheries.
Forested highlands recharge aquifers and ensuring clean water flows for agriculture and hydro power.
What is economic sustainability?
Family run businesses is critical to generated incomes it gives social sustainability and human well being.
