Water Conservation Final

8/12/2019 Water Conservation Final

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Module put together by

Renu Elizabeth Abraham

Zacharia Joseph

Bino Thomas

Water Conservation





Division

Hour I 6 mins: Introductory Video on water conservation

and its importance

15: Discussion on the need for water conservation

20 mins: Activity: Draw up a campaign 10 mins: Discussion

Hour II

5 mins: Animated video on water Conservation

10 mins: The Miracle Water Village video

20 mins: Discussion on tips for water conservation

10 mins: Satyamev Jayte video on an example of waterconservation

5 mins: Final Discussion



Objectives

To orient students about water conservation

To sensitize the students about the need for water

conservation

To develop habits of preserving and conservingwater among students

Help them develop a healthy respect for this non-

finite dwindling non-renewable resource

To help them implement strategies of waterconservation on campus and at homes

To enable students to become advocates of water

conservation



Water Conservation

Encompasses the policies, strategies andactivities to manage fresh water as a sustainable

resource to protect the water environment and to

meet current and future human demand

It means using our water wisely and caring for it

properly as each of us depend on water for life

Video shows the need for water conservation –

some facts about water and the need for it.



Need



Water Scarcity: Need for

Conservation Scarcity involves water stress, water

shortage or deficits, and water crisis.

Water Stress: the difficulty of obtaining

sources of fresh water for use, because ofdepleting resources

Water Crisis: situation where

the available potable,unpolluted water within

a region is less than that

region's demand



Some Facts of Water Crisis

over 1.5 billion people across the worlddon’t have access to clean drinking

water.

almost 4 million people die each yearfrom water related diseases.

water and sanitation crisis claims more

lives through disease than any warclaims through guns

every 21 seconds, a child dies from a

water-related illness



Scarcity…

abstract concept to many and a starkreality for others.

result of myriad

environmental

political

economic and

social forces.



Reason for Water Scarcity

man’s greed,

arrogance and

Carelessnesshave created this situation

So it is upto us, human beings, to put this

right, hence the need for waterconservation.



www.outlookindia.com by Chandrani Banerjee

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Need 20% of the world's population do not have

access to safe drinking water

40% do not have sufficient water for adequate

living and hygiene

More than 2.2 million people die each yearfrom diseases related to contaminated

drinking water.

India with 16% of the world's population has

only 4% of the fresh water resources.

In many rural areas, women still have to walk

a distance of about 2.5 kms to reach the

source of water. On an average, a rural



Need

humans have proved to be inefficientwater users.

According to the United Nations, water

use has grown at more than twice therate of population increase in the last

century.

By 2025, an estimated 1.8 billion peoplewill live in areas plagued by water

scarcity, with two-thirds of the world's

population living in water-stressed

regions as a result of use, growth, and



Need About 50% of all available water is

transboundary

i.e., water located in the rivers, lakes or

groundwater systems of two or more

countries and cooperation over this water is often

troublesome.

Around two thirds of the world'stransboundary rivers lack agreements

between the countries that share them

This linked to political conflicts in many

of the sharing regions, has meant that





In education: Enabling students to spend more time

in school than gathering and waiting for water Health: Safe water, clean hands, healthy bodies.

Time lost to sickness is reduced and people can

get back to the work of lifting themselves out of

poverty. Famine and hunger: Access to water leads to food

security. With less crop loss, hunger is reduced.

Access to clean water helps:



Poverty: Access to water can break the cycle of

poverty. The communities we serve are ready to

grow.

The lack of water is an insurmountable obstacle tohelping oneself.

You can't grow food, you can't build housing, you

can't stay healthy, you can't stay in school and

you can't keep working.

Without clean water, the possibility of breaking out

of the cycle of poverty is incredibly slim



Goals of Water Conservation

Sustainability:

To ensure availability for future generations,

the withdrawal of fresh water from an

ecosystem should not exceed its natural

replacement rate

Energy conservation:

Water pumping, delivery and waste watertreatment facilities consume a significant amount

of energy.

In some regions of the world over 15% of

total electricity consumption is devoted to



Goals contd…

Habitat conservation:

Minimizing human water use helps

to preserve fresh water habitats for

local wildlife and migrating

waterfowl, it reduces the need to build new

dams and other water diversion

infrastructures therefore, human displacement and

can be avoided.

All of these necessitate water



Ways to Conserve Water

1. Check faucets and pipes for leaks. A small drip can waste 20 gallons of water per

day.

2. Don't use the toilet as an ashtray or wastebasket.

Every time you flush five to seven gallons ofwater is wasted.

3. Put a little food coloring in your toilet tank. If,

without flushing, the color begins to appear in

the bowl within 30 minutes, you have a leak thatshould be repaired

immediately..

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5. Install water-saving shower heads and low-flowfaucet aerators

5. long, hot showers can use 5-10 gallons every

every minute. Limit your showers to the time it

takes to soap up, wash down and rinse off.6. Do not keep the water running while brushing

your teeth. Just wet your brush and fill a glass

for mouth rinsing.

7. Fill the sink with a few inches of warm water totinse your razor with far less waste of water.

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8. don't leave the water running for rinsing dishes.If your have a double-basin, fill one with soapy

water and one with rinse water.

9. Just rinse vegetables in a stoppered sink or a

pan of clean water.









Miracle Water Village

Video



Rainwater Harvesting

This essentially means collecting rainwater

on the roofs of buildings and storing it

underground for later use.

this recharging arrests groundwater

depletion, it also raises the declining water table and

can help augment water supply.

It is essential to stop the decline ingroundwater levels, arrest sea-water

ingress, i.e.

prevent sea-water from moving



Some Methods: In parts of rural India, floodwater quickly

flows to the rivers, which then dryup soon after the rains stop.

this water can be held back, and be

allowed to seep into the ground and

recharge the groundwater supply.

Town planners and civic authority in manycities in India are introducing bylaws making

rainwater harvesting compulsory in all new

structures.



Benefits:

Increases water availability

Checks the declining water table

Is environment friendly

Improves the quality of groundwater

through the dilution of fluoride, nitrate,

and salinity

Prevents soil erosion and flooding

especially in urban areas



Conclusion

Water conservation is a much largerissue now than it ever was in the past.

Small fixes can make a big difference

We have an obligation to our future

Water is life; the number one necessity

for survival.

we conserve now to prevent futureproblems,

we need to teach the coming

generations the importance of our water .





Activities…

1. Get together in a group and prepare a Save

Water Campaign for deployment on campus

2. Develop flyers to distribute on campus on water

conservation

3. Group Discussion on ways of conserving water.4. Develop a set a slogans for water conservation.



References

Greene, Ashley Nicole. “Water Conservation”. 26

April 2012. Web. mp4. 13 Sept 2013.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDWAf4cOUT

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Star Plus. “Water: Precious Liquid”. Part 1. 21 July

2012. Web. Mp4. 13 Sept 2013.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krIY4vkbYcs

Star Plus. “Tanker Tussle”. 21 July 2012. Web. Mp4.

13 Sept 2013.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW1TxuqKIsc

Ucannews. “The Miracle Water Village”. 15 Sept

2013. Web. Black Ticket Films. 17 Sept 2013.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhlGR8UjnOg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDWAf4cOUTM



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