TOPIC: Gains from improved water supply and sanitation and water resources management Sarajevo‚ April 2013 Table of Contents 1 2 2 Introduction 3 3 Water resources management 4 3.1 What is WRM 4 3.2 Water consumption 4 3.3 Agriculture: water ’s biggest consumer 4 4 Benefit of sanitation 5 4.1 Economic considerations 5 4.2 Industrial water use 6 5 Gains from water investvment 7 6 Conclusion 8 7 References 9 Introduction Water is an essential resource
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Paragraph on Water Water is a precondition of life. Besides various uses of water‚ it is mainly used in irrigation as India is an agricultural country. Water is a renewable resource. Life is impossible without water. Its uses are limitless whether it is in home or in fields or in industries. We get water mainly from rain‚ rivers‚ wells‚ ponds and lakes. Sea-water is almost useless for domestic or industrial purposes. India is said to be a Monsoon country. But the distribution of Monsoon rainfall
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RAIN WATER HARVESTING Contents 1. Introduction 2. Traditional Water Harvesting Methods a. Percolation Pit Method b. Bore Well With Settlement Tank Method c. Open Well Method d. Percolation Pit With Bore Well Method 3. What Is Rainwater Harvesting? 4. Components Of Rainwater Harvesting a. Catchments b. Coarsemesh c. Gutters d. Conduits e. First-Flushin f. Filter 5. Store Rainwater Or Use For Recharge 6. RWH- An
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Clean water is extremely essential for a healthy living. It is life’s most important basic necessity while dirty water is one of the deadliest killers. UN has estimated that 10 people die every minute from contaminated water. The World Health Organization estimates that 80% of all sickness and disease in developing countries is due to unsafe water. As water pollution is one of the most widespread problems and it has deadly effects‚ I chose this topic. Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies
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WATER SCARCITY AND SECURITY IN INDIA Dr. Narayan G. Hegde nghegde@baif.org.in Global Water Crisis Water is life because plants and animals cannot live without water. Water is needed to ensure food security‚ feed livestock‚ maintain organic life‚ take up industrial production and to conserve the biodiversity and environment. Hence‚ there is no life without water. Earth is the only plant‚ so far known to have water and this makes it fit for human living. However‚ with reckless abuse and
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Financial Crisis of 2008 and its impact on Pakistan Following the financial crisis that broke in the US and other Western economies in late 2008‚ there is now serious concern about its impact on the developing countries including Pakistan. No doubt about that there are particular countries that will be adversely affected‚ there will also be countries that may be less affected‚ may avoid recession‚ and may recover sooner than expected. Although current Pakistan’s Economics downturn has been caused
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Pre-September 2008: The AIG Crisis Over the years‚ AIG built upon its premier global franchises in life and general insurance by expanding into a range of financial services businesses. One of these‚ created in 1987‚ was AIG Financial Products Corp. (AIGFP)‚ a company that engaged as principal in a wide variety of financial transactions for a global client base. In 1998‚ AIGFP began to sell credit default swaps to other financial institutions to protect against the default of certain securities
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objective of this report provide three approaches which could be implemented to mitigate the water crisis in developing country‚ and also the report takes China as an example. The first part of this report gives a brief introduction and background of the water consumption trend and the implication in this report. Secondly‚ three options are demonstrated in the following part‚ which are the South-to-North Water Diversion Project‚ monitoring system and individual behavior respectively. Then‚ the report
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Iran hostage crisis The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. Fifty-two US citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4‚ 1979 to January 20‚ 1981‚ after a group of Islamic students and militants took over the Embassy of the United States in support of the Iranian Revolution. Sixty-six Americans were taken captive when Iranian militants seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on November 4‚ 1979‚ including three who were at the Iranian Foreign Ministry
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Introduction Water is known as a vital component to sustain life. When one is confronted with the fact that water is considered a renewable resource in the short term but only 3% is usable (N.Gray)‚ precautions must be taken to ensure the conservation of water. The agriculture industry consumes approximately 70% of the planet’s usable water globally. At large scale the water footprint arguably cannot be reduced‚ raising the question on whether our water is being used to its full potential. Water can be
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