Midterm Questions Flashcards
Graph Question: a
What does it represent? (as in, what problem is being graphically represented)
It’s an analysis of what areas of physical water scarcity overlap with areas where people have poor water service or no service at all.
Overlap: extend over so as to cover partly
Identify WHERE in the world it is it occurring
All of South America and Asia covers most of Africa except the western Sahara, and covers a little bit of North America and Europe.
Identify whom is afflicted by the problem represented
The most vulnerable populations. The diagram revealed that 1.42 billion people including 450 million children. Live in areas of high or extremely high water vulnerability.
Discuss what solutions may have been implemented
In response to the crisis, UNICEF and partners
have piloted and scaled-up Managed Aquifer
Recharge (MAR), a technique which collects
and treats water from ponds and roofs
(rainwater) and injects it underground for
storage and future use. Each MAR system
can serve hundreds of people and can be
maintained by the communities themselves
with periodic support and maintenance from
partners.
Identify any COST associated with the solution (not necessarily $$)
Sadly couldn’t bother to find one
Has a solution been implemented (?) – and analyze if is it working. (provide evidence
as such, either way.
Using renewable energy (solar and wind) to increase
access to water in remote areas of Colombia.
UNICEF worked with Colombia’s Ministries of
Foreign Affairs and Public Works and Oxfam to
improve and sustain the WASH infrastructure,
expand access to WASH services and promote
hygiene practices like handwashing.
Solar- and wind-powered pumping systems
were selected for the project because of their
affordability and reliability and have increased
the volume of water available. The work on
the water systems was complemented by
activities to promote key hygiene behaviours
like handwashing.
The systems were installed prior to October
2016, when Hurricane Matthew caused
extensive damage in the area. T
