WATER CRISIS

LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES

 WHERE DOES OUR
WATER COME FROM?
HOW MUCH FRESH WATER DO
WE HAVE ON EARTH?
 97% IS SALT WATER,
2% IS POLAR ICECAPS
1% IS FRESH DRINKING WATER FOR ALL LIVING CREATURES
 We are
drinking the
same water
as the
dinosaurs!!
HOW???
 NATURE RECYCLES WATER
THROUGH THE WATER CYCLE.

NATURE ALSO CLEANS WATER

THROUGH WETLANDS AND
THROUGH THE SOIL AND ROCKS
WETLANDS
WATER BEING CLEANED THROUGH THE
SAND AND ROCKS AND STORED IN
AQUIFERS
 IN OUR RESEARCH WE
DISCOVERED THE FOLLOWING
REASONS FOR LARGE CITIES
TO HAVE WATER STRESS
 WATER CRISIS
FOR BIG CITIES AROUND THE WORLD
 MIAMI, NORTH AMERICA
FILLED IN A NATURAL WETLAND,
DISRUPTED THE AQUIFER AND IT NOW HAS
SALT WATER IN IT.
 MEXICO CITY, NORTH AMERICA
IS SINKING AS THEIR DAMS DRY UP.
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
WAS AFFECTED BY
A SEVERE
DROUGHT
AND WATER
POLLUTION
 LONDON, GREAT BRITIAN
CLIMATE CHANGE
A GROWING POPULATION, LESS RAINFALL,
WATER WASTAGE
 ISTANBUL, TURKEY
WATER CRISIS, SEVERE DROUGHT AND
GROWING POPULATION
 CARIO, EGYPT
WATER POLLUTION OF THE NILE
THEIR MAIN WATER SOURCE
 MOSCOW, RUSSIA
THEIR WATER SUPPLY IS VERY
POLLUTED
 BANGALORE, INDIA
OLD PIPES AND PLUMBING FITTINGS,
WATER WASTAGE AND POLLUTTION
 BEIJING, CHINIA
THE MOST POPULATED CITY IN THE
WORLD WITH SEVERE WATER POLLUTION
 TOKYO, JAPAN
A SMALL
COUNTRY WITH A
LARGE
POPULATION
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
HOW DID WE AVOID
DAY ZERO?
 THE COMMUNITY SAVED GREY WATER,
SAVED FRESH WATER BY ONLY USING 50l
PER PERSON A DAY
WE NEED TO
BE
CONTINUALLY
AWARE OF
SAVING
WATER AND
KEEPING IT
CLEAN>
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT?
 CLIMATE CHANGE EXISTS AND WE HAVE TO
LEARN TO ADAPT AND SAVE WATER ALL THE TIME.
 KEEP WATER CLEAN FROM ALL KINDS OF
POLLUTION.
 LOOK AFTER OUR WETLANDS TO PROTECT THE
WATER TABLE AND AQUIFERS.
 MAKE SURE ALL LEAKING TAPS AND OLD
PLUMBING FITTINGS ARE FIXED REGULARLY.
 REGULATE THE DRILLING OF WELLS.
 COLLECT RAINWATER IN TANKS FROM THE ROOF.
 USE GREY WATER TO FLUSH TOILETS AND WATER
TREES.
 MANAGE THE WATER RESOURCES FOR
INCREASED GROWTH OF POPULATION IN CITIES