THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE
WATER
CHANGES
EVERYTHING
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WATER SCARCITY: A Bigger Picture
Health: Water scarcity can lead to poor sanitation, Influence on the environment: Water scarcity can have
exposing people to diseases like cholera and typhoid an adverse impact on ecosystems such as rivers, lakes,
fever. Water that is contaminated or unsafe can also and wetlands. It can also lead to groundwater
induce diarrhoea, which is a primary cause of death in depletion, which can take decades to restore.
children under the age of five.
Gender inequality: Because women and girls
Food security: Agriculture utilises the most water of any are more likely to be responsible for gathering
source and wastes a large portion of it due to water for their households, they are
inefficiencies. Water scarcity can cause agricultural disproportionately affected by water scarcity.
failure, resulting in food shortages and price rises. This This can limit their educational and economic
has the potential to have a disproportionate impact on options.
impoverished communities who rely on agriculture for a
living.
Economic development: Scarcity of water can stifle
economic growth and development, especially in areas
where water is required for industrial processes or energy
production. It can also lead to conflicts over water
resources, exacerbating the problem.
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WATER SCARCITY: A Bigger Picture
Physical Economic
When a region's population wants more water People who lack the financial resources to
than the available supply, physical water access water resources are said to be
scarcity occurs. experiencing economic water shortage.
Approximately 1.2 billion people, or nearly 25% In portions of the Indian subcontinent and sub-
of the global population, reside in regions with Saharan Africa, more than 1.6 billion people lack
physical water scarcity. access to affordable water.
Although physical water scarcity is frequently Lack of funding for water infrastructure or an
linked to dry or arid areas, it can also be a uneven distribution of resources as a result of
man-made state brought on by improper racial or political unrest frequently lead to
usage and management of water resources. economic water scarcity.
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THE SOLUTION?
The solution is divided by two regions:
Urban (Major) Zones Arid (Dry) Zones
Urban zones are areas that face high water stress due Arid zones are areas with a severe lack of water,
to factors such as high population density, pollution, hindering plant and animal life often due to a low
inadequate water supply, infrastructural lapses, rate of precipitation which is defined as less than
economic disparity, and the impacts of climate change. 250 mm (10 inches) per year.
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Urban Zones
Water Reservoirs
Ample water storage Improves water
Prone to flooding availability
Forces wildlife and Enables eco-friendly
human water management
displacement practices
Rain Water Harvesting
Simple Reduces the effect of
Cost-effective stormwater runoff
May attract water-borne Reduces carbon
diseases footprints
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Urban Zones
Green Infrastructure
Cost-effective Conserves resources
Can be used to absorb such as rainwater
and treat waste Mimics natural
Can improve habitat processes
conditions
Reusing Water
Can be done industrially Conserves water
and at home resources
STPs are: Reduces dependence
Expensive
on precipitation
Too large
Prone to producing bacteria
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Arid Zones
Rain catchment tanks Sustainability:
A simple, cost-effective method to harvest Reduces the ecological footprint by
rainwater. minimizing the impact of stormwater runoff
which protects water habitats
Contamination of stormwater run-off is
prevented which ensure the availability of
clean water
Can last for 20 to 30 years
Channeling
Identifying system: Catchment area:
catchment Connecting 10000 litre water
area: downspouts to tank
House roofs tank
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Arid Zones
Sand dams Sustainability:
A structure built across a seasonal sandy river Can store millions of liters of water, enabling the
which are a low cost, low maintenance establishment of tree and vegetable nurseries
technology that retains rainwater and Conserves ecosystem by increasing water table
recharges groundwater, ensuring year-round Enables the growth of diversified crops,
water supply increasing nutrition and food security
Can last over a century
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EDucATION
The true enchantment of water preservation lies not only in mastering the craft
but also in understanding its significance. Therefore, the act of educating the
many is a crucial step to a better world, a world without water scarcity
Arid Zones Urban Zones
Hygiene and sanitation training are Although endowed with numerous
a critical aspects in resolving water resources, several people in urban
scarcity. A substantial amount of areas turn a blind eye towards
usable water is lost through conserving water. Thus, educating
contamination. Hence, raising and encouraging the population on
awareness about the importance the importance of using water
of hygiene and sanitation plays a consciously is a critical aspect for
vital role in conserving water. a better tomorrow.
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Thank You.
Together we can create ripples of change,
one drop at time.
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