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    Water Scarcity Lesson 2

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    Water scarcity is a growing problem around the world. 1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. As populations and cities grow, the demand for water is increasing in agriculture, industry, and households. However, the supply of available freshwater is limited. Physical water scarcity occurs when there is not enough water to meet demands, while economic scarcity exists when people do not have the means to access available water sources. Many areas currently face water scarcity issues and conservation efforts are needed at all levels- individual, local, national, and global- to help address this challenge.

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    Water scarcity is a growing problem around the world. 1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. As populations and cities grow, the demand for water is increasing in agriculture, industry, and households. However, the supply of available freshwater is limited. Physical water scarcity occurs when there is not enough water to meet demands, while economic scarcity exists when people do not have the means to access available water sources. Many areas currently face water scarcity issues and conservation efforts are needed at all levels- individual, local, national, and global- to help address this challenge.

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    Water scarcity is a growing problem around the world. 1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. As populations and cities grow, the demand for water is increasing in agriculture, industry, and households. However, the supply of available freshwater is limited. Physical water scarcity occurs when there is not enough water to meet demands, while economic scarcity exists when people do not have the means to access available water sources. Many areas currently face water scarcity issues and conservation efforts are needed at all levels- individual, local, national, and global- to help address this challenge.

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    Water Scarcity Lesson 2

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    Water scarcity is a growing problem around the world. 1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water. As populations and cities grow, the demand for water is increasing in agriculture, industry, and households. However, the supply of available freshwater is limited. Physical water scarcity occurs when there is not enough water to meet demands, while economic scarcity exists when people do not have the means to access available water sources. Many areas currently face water scarcity issues and conservation efforts are needed at all levels- individual, local, national, and global- to help address this challenge.

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    Water Scarcity

    If 90% of the planet is covered in water, why is


    drinking water running out?
    To begin with...
    Consider how much water you use a day...

    What could you do to reduce this?


    If you had to collect your own water, what water usage
    would you give up?

    Pah! That won’t


    ever happen to me! How can you be so
    sure?
    Water shortage?
    Water is an essential resource for
    life and good health.
    1.2 billion people around the
    world do not have regular access to
    safe drinking water.
    Globally, the problem is getting
    worse as cities and populations
    grow, and the needs for water
    increase in agriculture, industry
    and households
    What causes water shortages?
    As we go through the quiz... Record the causes of water
    shortage in your book as a mind map

    Causes of water
    shortages

    http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/water
    _for_all/water/causes/index_pupil.htm
    Which areas are facing water scarcity?
    Questions:
    1) What does your map show? (describe the patterns of
    water scarcity and try to explain reasons for this)
    2) What is meant by:
    a) water scarcity
    b) physical water scarcity
    c) economic water scarcity
    PHYSICAL SCARCITY
    Physical access to water is limited. When the demand
    outstrips the lands ability to provide the needed water
    you have physical scarcity. 

    ECONOMIC SCARCITY
    Economic water scarcity exists when a population
    does not have the necessary monetary means to utilize
    an adequate source of water. 
    A true story from Ghana...

    “I get up at 3am every day to collect water from a river 5km
    walk away. This is the main water source for my village. The
    earliest I returned was 10am which meant I was often late
    for work. I always go alone so that my children can go to
    school. Sometimes they have water to wash with and
    prepare breakfast. Sadly, sometimes they do not.
    In my village women are expected to provide water every
    morning for their husbands. The lack of water often results
    in quarrels, wife beating or even divorce. Girls are also
    expect to carry water do very few go to school.”
    How would you feel?
    Write a paragraph to describe how you would feel if
    you lived in an area where there was a limited water
    supply.

    What would your day to day life be like?


    What sacrifices or changes would you have to make to
    your daily life?
    What problems may you and your
    family face?
    What can be done to save water?
    You?

    Local? (e.g. in Birmingham)

    National? (e.g. In a country)

    Worldwide?

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