Resource security

Question 1

Coca Cola- India

Answer 1

Kala dera groundwater levels depleted significantly
= :( farmers

For every 1 litre bottle of coke, 3 litres of water used
But Coca Cola argued they used less than 1% of the towns water

Question 2

Yellow River Basin - China

Answer 2

Second largest river in China
Highly polluted river - Gov says 2/3rds are too polluted to drink
30% of fish species believed to be exstinct

Management - YRCC - makes annual water allocation plans for each province BUT local officals just ignore it.

Question 3

GERD - Ethiopia

Answer 3

Dam constructed in 2017 - produced 6,000 megawatts of electricity

But can cause a restriction of water flow to downstream neighbours (eg. Egypt) by up to 25%

Question 4

Spanish Strawberries - Innocent app

Answer 4

Irra-fresh (name of app)

Donana National park water stores being used up

Irra-fresh app calculates daily irrigation times and cut water use by 40%
But only 40% of farmers continued to use irra-fresh 2 years later

Question 5

High Aswan Dam - Egypt

Answer 5

4km wide across valley dammed in 1960-1970s

Before dam - if high water = wipes put crop/ if low water = widespread drought
*Scheme aims to increase economic production by regulating the annual river flooding
But
coastal erosion increased
heightened growth of algae
high cost
parasitic diseases

Question 6

Cape Town - local and short term change

Answer 6

237 liters of water used per day when global average is 173 liters.

Now limited to just 50 liters a day. Nearly halved total annual water consumption.

Question 7

Stock
Flow
Critical

Answer 7

Stock - there is an end! e.g. oil
Flow - renewable e.g wind, waves
Critical - renewable but has to be managed e.g timber

Question 8

Energy mix:
Iceland
France
Mali

Answer 8

I)Hydro electricity and geothermal energy
F) 38% primary energy from nuclear power stations
80% of electricity energy is nuclear
M) Biomass, renewables

Question 9

Zambia - Lumwana mine

Answer 9

2nd largest producer of copper in Africa
Accounts for 60% of Zambian exports
Open pit mining
*9,000 acres of land was disturbed by the mine - progressive revegitation
*Increased road traffic and pollution - upgraded highway and pedestrian area

Question 10

Denmark

Answer 10

Decentralisation
District heating networks

40%-50% lower Co2 emissions than gas boilers or oil boilers

Only net exporter of energy in the EU

Question 11

Germany, Reichstag

Answer 11

Greenest parliament built in the world - geothermal energy, solar energy and combined heat and power.

94% CUT IN REICHSTAG CARBON EMISSIONS

Question 12

Water meters

Answer 12

a

Question 13

Canadian Tar sands

Answer 13

a

Question 14

Grasberg mine

Answer 14

a

Question 15

Boris bikes

Answer 15

a

Question 16

Chile

Answer 16

a