Water and development. Flashcards
Give four reasons why global water consumption has increased?
- NIC’s particularly in Asian countries have increased their water use as their industries are developing,
- Higher needs of people in HIC’s for showering, cooking, clothes washing,
- Increase in global population so more water needed to grow food,
- HIC’s using water in non essential ways e.g swimming pools, golf courses.
In Sub-Saharan Africa who mostly collects water?
Women and girls
What is a water footprint?
Direct water use + Indirect water use
What is embedded water?
Water that is used to produce our food and goods.
What is water security?
Amount of acceptably clean water within a country to meet all of its needs.
What is water scarcity?
When water is available however it is inaccessible or unusable
How do Dams and Reservoirs help us to manage water?
Collect water and manages its release it can also create hydroelectric power.
Name one water transfer scheme you have studied
Lesotho Highlands Water Project
Give 3 advantages of the water transfer scheme you have studied.
- Roads have been constructed,
- 1000 megawatts of electricity for Lesotho generated,
- 20,000 jobs were created.
Give 3 disadvantages of the water transfer scheme you have studied.
- Farmland flooded to create reservoirs,
- Complaints over poor compensation given to land owners,
- Workers moved to shanty towns on the construction sites - Alcoholism and HIV/AIDs became big problems.
What does a desalinisation plant do?
Removes salt from sea water
How do LIC’s abstract water from the ground?
Wells, Water Pumps.
Give 4 ways individuals and companies can conserve water
Thames water provides shower save and a water efficient shower head, you can use grey water on gardens,
What NGO (Non-Governmental organisation) helps the people of Malawi manage their water supply?
Wateraid
What type of development approach does this NGO do?
Bottom up development approach
