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Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor
This informative video describes the global crisis of water scarcity and sanitation. They go into the small shanty towns of Africa to give a first hand account of what is really going on. Living in America, we do not realize how much water we waste a day and how little water we have left. Many of the people, especially children, are suffering and dieing from the unsanitary water that they are forced to live on. Many mothers cannot even bath their own children. The water that they do have access to is unsanitary in disease infested. Drinking this water causes the people to get malaria, typhoid, and amoeba. Most people dump their trash in the streets early in the morning resulting in more unsanitary conditions. Most pipes are plastic and end up breaking causing a loss of water. Today they are working on ways to give the people of these poor countries good water. Their motto is "stronger service providers, better services for all." They are working with service providers to reduce the water loss in these countries. By strengthening local service providers and community organizations, they can strengthen the bond between the two so they can provide better services. Also by helping fund these organizations they will be able to extend their services to the poor. They are planning on providing sanitation for about 70 to 100 thousand people in each location.Water conservation tips - How to conserve water at home
This useful video is produced by howdini.com. In this short clip they show you how you can conserve water in your own home. We often think we are doing better for the world by planting flowers or washing our own car but in fact we might be actually hurting ourselves because of how much water we waste during these activities. These tips are easy and can also save you a lot of money. Things such as using a low flow shower head which will save up to 20,000 gallons of water per year, or even a low flow toilet. There are also many ways that you can save water with out spending any money yourself. This video gives you seven simple ways to cut down on the amount of water you use per day. Its as simple as taking a shorter shower or turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth. Lastly just simply washing your car with products that don't require any water at all can save up to 140 gallons of water that you would otherwise use to wash your car with a garden hose. This video gives great advise on how to conserve water for the better of the planet.
Global Water Crisis
This video, produced by New Hampshire Outlook, is an informative video in the facts about the global water crisis. This video consists of an interview with the UN senior advisor of water issues and author of Blue Covenant, Maude Barlow. She describes the water crisis that is taking place around the world that we are so unaware of. We take the water that we have for granted and aren't educated in what is going on across the world concerning water scarcity and sanitation. The water that we can use on earth is less than 1%. At the rate that we waste water, we will run out of the abundance we have. We grow crops in deserts which call for a great amount of water or we move water into cities which don't recycle the water and instead just dump it into the ocean. Many countries around the world have hit the "water wall" and are in desperate need of clean water, of any water at all. Many people believe that because these poor countries are far away and have nothing to do with us, we decide to ignore the crisis. Instead we waste the water that we are fortunate to have and end up polluting the water that is left or that can be reused. We have to plan ahead and conserve the water that we have. It could get to the point where we are no longer allowed to water our lawns by law. There is no need for bottled water when we have perfectly good water coming out of the tap. We can help fund the organizations that are providing clean water to the poorest of countries that are in need of help. Saving water each day and reusing water can prevent the world from going into a water crisis.
WEBSITES
This website gives the facts about the global water crisis going on today. It is a great resource for the history behind the water problem and who is affected by it. Not only does it describe the problem but it gives solutions. The different solutions include the digging of wells in these poor countries that don't have sanitary water. By digging the wells thousands of people will now have a dependable resource for clean water to drink, bath, and cook with. It also gives you ways to get involved yourself by donating or spreading awareness about the subject in your own communities. This organization has already started its work in many countries in Africa. With this website you can check out exactly what they are doing for the people of the country and how they are helping the water crisis. Lastly, it gives you the news that is going on at the time, with updated stories and projects that they plan to accomplish over in Africa.
This website is a great resource to find easy ways to conserve energy. On this page you can find over 100 ways to conserve water around your house, from not letting the water run while doing the dishes to installing a rain sensor on your irrigation controller. The site also gives you lists and resources to other informative websites on the same subject or similar subjects. The website includes games for kids so they can learn about conserving water in a fun way. Lastly it gives you ways that you can get involved in your own community or in their organization, like buying some of their products or even becoming a licensed water partner.
This website was created by the US environmental protection agency. Here they explain the issues that are going on today with the water crisis. Not only can you learn the issues but you can learn why it is happening with the section for the science and technology of the water crisis. They give you products that are approved and save water in the household and services for water efficient landscaping. It also is a great resource for the laws and regulations that are in action today concerning the subject. It gives you the calculated water that you would save if doing certain things or using certain products. Lastly, it provides other resources that you can look at for this topic to learn more and get involved.
This website was created by the World Health Organization. This website gives different articles relating to water sanitation and hygiene. It also provides different reliable databases on the subject. These could be used to find more articles and papers regarding the water crisis. This website also includes information on waste water use. This is a great way to reuse the water that we do have in a sanitary way. This website is great if you want to learn about the specific diseases that drinking unsanitary water can cause. It provides facts and statistics to support the information on the web page. Lastly, it gives you the emerging issues on the topic and the current news. This website is very informative and is a reliable source.
This website is run by the UNICEF. On this page you can find an overview of the global water crisis and exactly how it is effecting the people of this world. Under the UNICEF in action link you can find the different projects that the organization is involved with and how they are working on providing clean water for over 90 countries who do not have access to this resource around the world. These projects include drilling wells for water and making schools healthier and teaching kids how to clean the water and themselves. They also provide the current news about the subject with articles and headlines. Lastly, they give statistics with graphs on how many are affected and how many actually have access to clean water, while also providing more resources to learn about the water crisis.
This website was created by The World Bank. This website gives you there strategy on how to stop the global water crisis and their current operations. It also has a knowledge and learning link where it gives you information about how the water crisis is effecting the people of these poor countries and how we are wasting what we do have. It also provides data and statistics on the subject with visuals and easy to read graphs. Lastly, it provides the different organizations that are involved in supplying these countries with sanitary water. How they are getting involved and whether or not they are making a difference.
This website describes the water scarcity that is a major issue in the world today. It explains why this is occurring such as climate change and overpopulation. It also gives you each individual year and its news and issues concerning the topic of water. It answers commonly asked questions like "How serious is the problem?" and "Is it caused by the climate change?" It also has two separate sections for audio, video, and photography. This is a very useful website to learn how to deal with the water scarcity around the world. It answers many questions that people want to know.
This website is a great source for books and data on water. This page offers book sources on the topic so you can further learn about the water crisis around the world. It gives specific data on how we are wasting water and running out of the needed resource. This website describes the conflict on a separate page through a list, timeline, and map. Through these visuals the reader can better understand what exactly is happening. Lastly, it describes its program, Pacific Institute, and how they are helping made the world healthier and sustainable communities.
This website offers great data on how much fresh water we have on earth and what is contaminating it. On this page you can find graphs and charts explaining exactly how mush fresh water we have left and how we use it everyday. It explains the competing water uses and how much we lose with agriculture. These visuals help the reader better understand the topic and gets to see exactly how we are using our water. Lastly, the website gives resources for further research and learning on water.
This website was created by the program Water For People. This organization is working to provide clean water to developing countries that do not have the money to pay for it themselves. This website addresses the problem and explains how they are trying to stop the water crisis. On this page you can see how you can get involved while also learning about exactly what they are doing to help. With photographs and true stories you can see how this crisis is affecting people around the world and how little we really know about it. Its as simple as donating. On this page you can donate to the cause and see these poor countries receive fresh water for the first time.
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