Resource Managements

Question 1

Factors affecting availability (6)

Answer 1

Climate
Geology
Pollution
Overabstraction
Limited infrastructure
Poverty

Question 2

Impacts of water scarcity

Answer 2

Conflict
Industrial output
Waterborne diseases
Water pollution
Food production

Question 3

Factors that increase water consumption (4)

Answer 3

Increased population (more needs)
Modern technology
Commercial agriculture
Infrastructure (HIC’s can afford pipelines)

Question 4

3 methods of increasing water supply
LARGE SCALE

Answer 4

Dams & reservoirs
Water transfers
Desanilation

Question 5

CASE STUDY (LARGE SCALE)
Water transfer scheme

Answer 5

GREAT MAN MADE RIVER - LYBIA
Provides water security to the very dry area (transports water an aquifer to big cities like Tripoli)
- 6.5million m3 water per day ✅
- 70% water work done by Libyans ✅
- phase 1/5 cost $14billion ❌
- targeted by NATO warplanes in the war ❌

Question 6

3 methods of sustainable management (SMALL SCALE)

Answer 6

Water conservation
Eg. Dual flush toilets

Groundwater management

Water recycling
- rainwater harvesting
- clean/grey/black water

Question 7

CASE STUDY (SMALL SCALE)
Wakel River Basin Project

Answer 7

Rajasthan, India
It is a local scheme that aims increase water supply because…
(Also aims to educate 👩‍🏫 locals)

❌over abstraction of aquifer (dependent)
❌hot dry climate
❌10/150 wells in one village have clean water

1. TAANKA
   Underground water storage (collect and store water)
   ✅ Simple and cheap
   - walls fortified with lime to prevent water seeping into soil (waterproof & antibacterial)
   - underground so its cooler
   - cover stops sun evaporating
2. Pat system
   Divert water from mainstream into crop fields for irrigation
   - the small dam = bund and is made from accessible sticks and leaves
3. Johed
   Small earth dams to collect rainwater which prevent rivers drying up