Introduction for the "Supply Chain in Places You Least Expect It" panel discussion. Topics covered include sustainability, water consumption, developing country operations, and emergency response.
Water resources and food production have been interconnected since early civilizations. Areas with low population densities and less dependence on agriculture are less likely to experience water-related issues. However, rural communities with over 50% of their population in rural areas and over 30% of GDP from agriculture that are also experiencing increasing population and climate change impacts on water availability are likely to face water issues. International cooperation over shared river basins can have multiplier benefits like lower costs, increased benefits, and opportunities for cooperation beyond water management.
“Social Issues, Concerns & Remedies” BY Muhammad Fahad Ansari 12IEEM14fahadansari131
This document discusses various environmental issues like air, water, and land pollution and their impact on human health. It notes that air pollution damages lungs and can cause cancer, asthma, and other respiratory illnesses. Water pollution spreads infectious diseases and causes diarrhea, hepatitis, and kidney damage. Land pollution contaminates groundwater and emits toxic gases, contributing to additional health problems. The document emphasizes that environmental pollution is a major concern and calls on students to educate others and help reduce pollution through cooperation and active participation.
Water is a unique and vital resource that is under threat due to increasing scarcity, pollution, conflicts, and climate change. Only 1% of water is available for human use, yet water is essential and used in many areas like agriculture, industry, households, and recreation. Conservation aims to ensure sufficient water availability for future generations through reduced usage, energy savings, and habitat protection. Major challenges to water resources include pollution, drought, desertification, conflicts between regions over access, and diseases caused by contaminated water. Increased conservation efforts are needed to address these issues and protect this critical resource.
UNICEF is observing impacts of climate change in East Asia and the Pacific region. Temperatures have risen 0.74°C in the past century and are projected to increase further. Evidence also shows rising sea levels, changes in sea ice and arctic temperatures. Countries like Mongolia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Pacific Islands are experiencing effects like declines in grasslands and forests, changes in rainfall patterns, rising sea levels and temperatures. If emissions continue, the region will likely see more frequent heavy rainfall, heat waves and sea level rise. This poses risks to natural resources, infrastructure and access to water and sanitation. UNICEF is working with countries to assess impacts, strengthen policies and build resilience in the water, san
This document discusses the importance of clean groundwater for developing nations and the challenges they face in maintaining clean water supplies. It notes that as populations grow, especially in urban areas, groundwater resources are coming under increasing pressure from overuse and contamination. A lack of regulation in many developing nations leads to unsustainable pumping and poor well protection, contaminating resources. Imposing technical solutions designed for stable developed nations has often failed in developing areas due to different social, economic and governmental conditions. Future groundwater experts will need skills balancing technical knowledge with understanding local contexts to effectively address complex water problems in the developing world.
Climate Change & Water Crisis Around The WorldRidhimaThakkur
Climate change is affecting every aspect of life on the planet. The world urgently needs to make the shift to a low-carbon future to avoid irreversible damage to our planet like water scarcity, severe air pollution, etc.
The majority of water stressed countries are located in Africa and Asia, where governments have less ability to implement measures to address water supply issues like pollution control, increased water efficiency, and population control. Access to clean water varies greatly between more economically developed countries (MEDC) which have near universal access, and less economically developed countries (LEDC) where the average access is 70% but ranges widely between and within countries, with sub-Saharan Africa having the lowest access at 51%. Rural areas generally have lower access to clean water and sanitation than urban areas.
Water resources and food production have been interconnected since early civilizations. Areas with low population densities and less dependence on agriculture are less likely to experience water-related issues. However, rural communities with over 50% of their population in rural areas and over 30% of GDP from agriculture that are also experiencing increasing population and climate change impacts on water availability are likely to face water issues. International cooperation over shared river basins can have multiplier benefits like lower costs, increased benefits, and opportunities for cooperation beyond water management.
“Social Issues, Concerns & Remedies” BY Muhammad Fahad Ansari 12IEEM14fahadansari131
This document discusses various environmental issues like air, water, and land pollution and their impact on human health. It notes that air pollution damages lungs and can cause cancer, asthma, and other respiratory illnesses. Water pollution spreads infectious diseases and causes diarrhea, hepatitis, and kidney damage. Land pollution contaminates groundwater and emits toxic gases, contributing to additional health problems. The document emphasizes that environmental pollution is a major concern and calls on students to educate others and help reduce pollution through cooperation and active participation.
Water is a unique and vital resource that is under threat due to increasing scarcity, pollution, conflicts, and climate change. Only 1% of water is available for human use, yet water is essential and used in many areas like agriculture, industry, households, and recreation. Conservation aims to ensure sufficient water availability for future generations through reduced usage, energy savings, and habitat protection. Major challenges to water resources include pollution, drought, desertification, conflicts between regions over access, and diseases caused by contaminated water. Increased conservation efforts are needed to address these issues and protect this critical resource.
UNICEF is observing impacts of climate change in East Asia and the Pacific region. Temperatures have risen 0.74°C in the past century and are projected to increase further. Evidence also shows rising sea levels, changes in sea ice and arctic temperatures. Countries like Mongolia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Pacific Islands are experiencing effects like declines in grasslands and forests, changes in rainfall patterns, rising sea levels and temperatures. If emissions continue, the region will likely see more frequent heavy rainfall, heat waves and sea level rise. This poses risks to natural resources, infrastructure and access to water and sanitation. UNICEF is working with countries to assess impacts, strengthen policies and build resilience in the water, san
This document discusses the importance of clean groundwater for developing nations and the challenges they face in maintaining clean water supplies. It notes that as populations grow, especially in urban areas, groundwater resources are coming under increasing pressure from overuse and contamination. A lack of regulation in many developing nations leads to unsustainable pumping and poor well protection, contaminating resources. Imposing technical solutions designed for stable developed nations has often failed in developing areas due to different social, economic and governmental conditions. Future groundwater experts will need skills balancing technical knowledge with understanding local contexts to effectively address complex water problems in the developing world.
Climate Change & Water Crisis Around The WorldRidhimaThakkur
Climate change is affecting every aspect of life on the planet. The world urgently needs to make the shift to a low-carbon future to avoid irreversible damage to our planet like water scarcity, severe air pollution, etc.
The majority of water stressed countries are located in Africa and Asia, where governments have less ability to implement measures to address water supply issues like pollution control, increased water efficiency, and population control. Access to clean water varies greatly between more economically developed countries (MEDC) which have near universal access, and less economically developed countries (LEDC) where the average access is 70% but ranges widely between and within countries, with sub-Saharan Africa having the lowest access at 51%. Rural areas generally have lower access to clean water and sanitation than urban areas.
REVISION AS CAMBRIDGE GEOGRAPHY: RIVERS - RIVER FLOODINGGeorge Dumitrache
This document discusses flooding and the factors that cause it. It asks 4 questions about physical factors like heavy rain and snowmelt, human factors such as deforestation and development, that flooding is usually caused by a combination of these factors, and that flooding is a hazard because people live on floodplains.
This document discusses hydropolitics and water conflicts between nations sharing transboundary rivers. It defines hydropolitics as dealing with issues of who gets access to water resources, when, where and how. It notes that while outright armed conflicts over water are rare, political and diplomatic conflicts are more common due to asymmetric power relations between riparian states. The Jordan River Basin is presented as an example where unequal water allocation and utilization has led to limited cooperation and several conflict events between the five riparian countries.
Effects of torrential rain on the public health. alteibAlteib Yousif
Torrential rains can cause flash floods and negatively impact public health. Heavy rainfall during thunderstorms and tropical storms often leads to torrential rains. Torrential rains destroy infrastructure, erode lands, and cause trauma or death. The health effects include waterborne and water-related diseases from contaminated water supplies due to impaired drainage and broken sewage systems. Prevention efforts include reducing climate change causes, improving drainage systems, and developing rapid emergency response systems.
Potential climate change impacts on weather, disease, and transportation 23 a...ChadCogan
This white paper is designed to provide analysis of relevant, publicly available information on threat and hazard events/trends and their potential impacts to the interests of the United States, both at home and abroad. This product is not intended to be an all-encompassing assessment of the subject.
Presentation by Gezahegn Lemecha from IRC WASH on the concept of Climate Resilient WASH. This presentation was given during the Climate Resilient WASH learning workshop in Adama, Ethiopia, on 23 September 2021.
The document discusses global climate change and its causes and effects. It notes that physical evidence of climate change includes rising global temperatures in air, land and water; ice loss from glaciers and ice sheets; and changing plant and animal distributions. The main cause of climate change is rising CO2 and methane levels that increase the greenhouse effect. This leads to melting ice sheets, altered biomes, sea level rise and effects like loss of coastal habitat and species extinction. China is the largest carbon dioxide emitter, producing 7.2 tons per person, while the US produces 17.3 tons per person. Addressing climate change requires a multidisciplinary approach across many fields like biology, chemistry, engineering and more.
Floods occur when land is submerged by excessive water, such as from heavy rainfall, snow melt, high tides, or overflowing rivers and lakes. They have natural causes like storms, rainfall, snow melt, and atmospheric processes; and human causes involving deforestation, urban development, and greenhouse gas emissions. Deforestation reduces vegetation that intercepts rainfall, increasing surface runoff. Urbanization clears land and replaces vegetation with impermeable surfaces, also boosting surface runoff. Greenhouse gases cause global warming which increases heavy rainfall and raises sea levels. Human activities have contributed to more frequent and severe flooding.
The document discusses how debt creates problems for developed countries and argues that eliminating debt would benefit them. It lists ways that debt leads to issues like environmental damage, higher unemployment, drug use, immigration, higher taxes, and conflict. Specifically, it provides examples of how climate change, which is linked to environmental damage from debt, has negatively impacted the US through events like Hurricane Katrina and increased illness and deaths from heat, poor air quality, and contaminated water.
The document discusses several topics related to the environment including air pollution, plastics, clean water, energy, and food production. It notes that air pollution contributes to 9% of deaths worldwide, with higher percentages in South and East Asia. Plastic production is increasing globally but most plastic waste is discarded rather than recycled. Access to clean water is lacking in some parts of the world, particularly lower income countries and rural areas. While fossil fuels dominate energy production, renewable sources such as wind and solar are growing significantly in recent decades. Agricultural production has become more efficient, with crops yielding three times more than in 1961 from similar amounts of land.
Water pollution occurs when contaminants are introduced into bodies of water, usually through human activities. The three main types of water pollution are surface water pollution, marine pollution, and groundwater pollution. Some key causes of water pollution include industrial and urban waste being disposed into water systems, agricultural runoff, and inadequate wastewater treatment. The effects of water pollution include threats to public health, reduced biodiversity and natural resources, and impacts on industries like agriculture and tourism that depend on clean water. Measures to control pollution include enforcement of regulations and building public awareness of water pollution issues.
It's Just Trash: The Devastating Consequences of LitteringGeorge Jenkins
Littering is devastating the environment and altering how society functions. Litter such as cigarettes, plastics, and cleaners are impacting resources, wildlife, and humanity. If no action is taken, drinkable water will vanish, species will go extinct, and life as we know it will cease to exist. Statistics show the severity of littering, with 9 billion tons entering oceans annually and $11.5 billion spent on cleanups. Marine life is heavily impacted as litter invades their homes. Littering is also harming food sources and natural areas, and toxic water is killing over 3 million people per year. Society must take action against littering before further irreversible damage is done.
This document discusses drought hazards in Pakistan. Some key points:
- Drought is the most costly natural disaster and can lead to widespread impacts like food and water crises. Semi-arid areas are more prone to drought.
- Major droughts occur every 12-16 years in Pakistan, with lesser droughts every 4-6 years. Drought can cause secondary hazards like dust storms, disease, and wildfires.
- The 1999-2001 drought affected the entire country, causing $1.2 billion in losses and negatively impacting economic growth. Tharparkar district was among the worst affected areas.
- Pakistan needs to implement both structural measures like dams and non-structural measures like policies and
UNESCO is contributing to advancing knowledge on groundwater resources in the Arab region through two programs: GWG and TWAP. GWG aims to improve groundwater governance, holding regional consultations to identify needs. Main needs identified were improving data, strengthening water institutions, increasing transparency, and communication/awareness efforts. TWAP conducts global assessments of transboundary waters using a methodology addressing hydrogeological, environmental, socioeconomic and legal/institutional factors. The goal is to promote financing for improved management of transboundary systems through stakeholder engagement.
This document summarizes the current understanding of pluvial (rainfall-caused) flooding risk and how that risk may change in the future due to climate change and population growth. It finds that pluvial flooding risk is underappreciated currently but will likely increase substantially by 2050 due to higher rainfall levels and more people living in at-risk areas. Future risk is highly uncertain because how social vulnerability to flooding may change is unknown. More research is needed on rainfall projections, flooding models, population trends in at-risk locations, and social impacts to improve understanding of evolving pluvial flood risk.
This document discusses various topics related to water resources including fresh water, sources of fresh water, groundwater usage, floods, droughts, conflicts over water, and dams. It notes that fresh water supply is decreasing while demand is increasing. Surface water comes from rivers, lakes, and wetlands, and is replenished by precipitation, while groundwater resides underground in aquifers and provides over 20% of water usage. Floods occur when rivers exceed their capacity and can have devastating human and economic impacts. Drought is caused by reduced rainfall and affects agriculture, wildlife, and communities. Water conflicts have occurred and will continue between nations that share river systems. Dams have played an important role in water storage and irrigation worldwide.
The document discusses three key challenges for water and food security:
1) Thinking outside the box to better understand the water dimensions of food challenges and using approaches like water footprinting that consider blue, green, and virtual water.
2) Clarifying priorities as water and food issues are often disconnected, and developing a typology to distinguish solutions based on region and development level.
3) Thinking about medium and long term population trends, as population growth is a main driver of water scarcity and can impact migration patterns and social risks over time.
Drought is caused by drier than normal conditions that can lead to water supply problems. The 2013 drought in Maharashtra, India was one of the worst in 40 years after low rainfall. Drought is caused by factors like high temperatures, low soil moisture, demand exceeding supply, and changes in weather patterns. Effects of drought include hunger, lack of drinking water, disease, impacts on wildlife, migration, social conflicts, and war. Precautions to prevent drought include conserving water usage and collecting excess water.
This document discusses disaster management and provides information on different types of disasters, both natural and man-made. It defines disasters as hazards causing heavy loss of life, property, and livelihood. It then summarizes the main types of natural disasters like floods, cyclones, and droughts, and how they negatively impact people. Man-made disasters are also outlined, such as deforestation, terrorism, pollution, and wars. The effects of disasters on daily life and emergency systems are described. The need for and phases of disaster management - including prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery - are defined. The role of information technology in disaster management is also summarized.
This document discusses factors that influence flood risk in different cities. Cities located in low-lying areas below sea level, such as Amsterdam and Venice, are more prone to floods. Heavy rainfall from monsoons or hurricanes increases flood risk in cities like Dhaka and New Orleans. Spring snowmelt in Calgary and storm surges along coastal areas like the Philippines can also lead to flooding. Proximity to water bodies, impermeable surfaces, and inadequate drainage systems further increase flood risk for certain cities. Singapore has taken measures like widening canals and raising road heights to cope with flooding.
Green in IT' as well as 'Green by IT' are established approaches to increase environmental sustainability with the use of information technology. The concept of digital sustainability enhances this view because today knowledge itself is a resource worth protecting. This concept assumes digital goods such as data, text, images, or software lead to the highest benefit for society when they are freely available surrounded by an open ecosystem of contributors.
Embracing Water Supply Sustainability - Advocating for reuse in our water sup...The Texas Network, LLC
This document discusses advocating for increased water reuse to help address water supply challenges from population growth, drought, and other factors. It summarizes the different types of water reuse (indirect and direct potable reuse). It also outlines the research and advocacy efforts of the WateReuse organization to study treatment technologies, address regulatory concerns, and gain public acceptance of potable water reuse. Their research aims to demonstrate the safety, reliability and feasibility of potable water reuse to help ensure sustainable water supplies.
REVISION AS CAMBRIDGE GEOGRAPHY: RIVERS - RIVER FLOODINGGeorge Dumitrache
This document discusses flooding and the factors that cause it. It asks 4 questions about physical factors like heavy rain and snowmelt, human factors such as deforestation and development, that flooding is usually caused by a combination of these factors, and that flooding is a hazard because people live on floodplains.
This document discusses hydropolitics and water conflicts between nations sharing transboundary rivers. It defines hydropolitics as dealing with issues of who gets access to water resources, when, where and how. It notes that while outright armed conflicts over water are rare, political and diplomatic conflicts are more common due to asymmetric power relations between riparian states. The Jordan River Basin is presented as an example where unequal water allocation and utilization has led to limited cooperation and several conflict events between the five riparian countries.
Effects of torrential rain on the public health. alteibAlteib Yousif
Torrential rains can cause flash floods and negatively impact public health. Heavy rainfall during thunderstorms and tropical storms often leads to torrential rains. Torrential rains destroy infrastructure, erode lands, and cause trauma or death. The health effects include waterborne and water-related diseases from contaminated water supplies due to impaired drainage and broken sewage systems. Prevention efforts include reducing climate change causes, improving drainage systems, and developing rapid emergency response systems.
Potential climate change impacts on weather, disease, and transportation 23 a...ChadCogan
This white paper is designed to provide analysis of relevant, publicly available information on threat and hazard events/trends and their potential impacts to the interests of the United States, both at home and abroad. This product is not intended to be an all-encompassing assessment of the subject.
Presentation by Gezahegn Lemecha from IRC WASH on the concept of Climate Resilient WASH. This presentation was given during the Climate Resilient WASH learning workshop in Adama, Ethiopia, on 23 September 2021.
The document discusses global climate change and its causes and effects. It notes that physical evidence of climate change includes rising global temperatures in air, land and water; ice loss from glaciers and ice sheets; and changing plant and animal distributions. The main cause of climate change is rising CO2 and methane levels that increase the greenhouse effect. This leads to melting ice sheets, altered biomes, sea level rise and effects like loss of coastal habitat and species extinction. China is the largest carbon dioxide emitter, producing 7.2 tons per person, while the US produces 17.3 tons per person. Addressing climate change requires a multidisciplinary approach across many fields like biology, chemistry, engineering and more.
Floods occur when land is submerged by excessive water, such as from heavy rainfall, snow melt, high tides, or overflowing rivers and lakes. They have natural causes like storms, rainfall, snow melt, and atmospheric processes; and human causes involving deforestation, urban development, and greenhouse gas emissions. Deforestation reduces vegetation that intercepts rainfall, increasing surface runoff. Urbanization clears land and replaces vegetation with impermeable surfaces, also boosting surface runoff. Greenhouse gases cause global warming which increases heavy rainfall and raises sea levels. Human activities have contributed to more frequent and severe flooding.
The document discusses how debt creates problems for developed countries and argues that eliminating debt would benefit them. It lists ways that debt leads to issues like environmental damage, higher unemployment, drug use, immigration, higher taxes, and conflict. Specifically, it provides examples of how climate change, which is linked to environmental damage from debt, has negatively impacted the US through events like Hurricane Katrina and increased illness and deaths from heat, poor air quality, and contaminated water.
The document discusses several topics related to the environment including air pollution, plastics, clean water, energy, and food production. It notes that air pollution contributes to 9% of deaths worldwide, with higher percentages in South and East Asia. Plastic production is increasing globally but most plastic waste is discarded rather than recycled. Access to clean water is lacking in some parts of the world, particularly lower income countries and rural areas. While fossil fuels dominate energy production, renewable sources such as wind and solar are growing significantly in recent decades. Agricultural production has become more efficient, with crops yielding three times more than in 1961 from similar amounts of land.
Water pollution occurs when contaminants are introduced into bodies of water, usually through human activities. The three main types of water pollution are surface water pollution, marine pollution, and groundwater pollution. Some key causes of water pollution include industrial and urban waste being disposed into water systems, agricultural runoff, and inadequate wastewater treatment. The effects of water pollution include threats to public health, reduced biodiversity and natural resources, and impacts on industries like agriculture and tourism that depend on clean water. Measures to control pollution include enforcement of regulations and building public awareness of water pollution issues.
It's Just Trash: The Devastating Consequences of LitteringGeorge Jenkins
Littering is devastating the environment and altering how society functions. Litter such as cigarettes, plastics, and cleaners are impacting resources, wildlife, and humanity. If no action is taken, drinkable water will vanish, species will go extinct, and life as we know it will cease to exist. Statistics show the severity of littering, with 9 billion tons entering oceans annually and $11.5 billion spent on cleanups. Marine life is heavily impacted as litter invades their homes. Littering is also harming food sources and natural areas, and toxic water is killing over 3 million people per year. Society must take action against littering before further irreversible damage is done.
This document discusses drought hazards in Pakistan. Some key points:
- Drought is the most costly natural disaster and can lead to widespread impacts like food and water crises. Semi-arid areas are more prone to drought.
- Major droughts occur every 12-16 years in Pakistan, with lesser droughts every 4-6 years. Drought can cause secondary hazards like dust storms, disease, and wildfires.
- The 1999-2001 drought affected the entire country, causing $1.2 billion in losses and negatively impacting economic growth. Tharparkar district was among the worst affected areas.
- Pakistan needs to implement both structural measures like dams and non-structural measures like policies and
UNESCO is contributing to advancing knowledge on groundwater resources in the Arab region through two programs: GWG and TWAP. GWG aims to improve groundwater governance, holding regional consultations to identify needs. Main needs identified were improving data, strengthening water institutions, increasing transparency, and communication/awareness efforts. TWAP conducts global assessments of transboundary waters using a methodology addressing hydrogeological, environmental, socioeconomic and legal/institutional factors. The goal is to promote financing for improved management of transboundary systems through stakeholder engagement.
This document summarizes the current understanding of pluvial (rainfall-caused) flooding risk and how that risk may change in the future due to climate change and population growth. It finds that pluvial flooding risk is underappreciated currently but will likely increase substantially by 2050 due to higher rainfall levels and more people living in at-risk areas. Future risk is highly uncertain because how social vulnerability to flooding may change is unknown. More research is needed on rainfall projections, flooding models, population trends in at-risk locations, and social impacts to improve understanding of evolving pluvial flood risk.
This document discusses various topics related to water resources including fresh water, sources of fresh water, groundwater usage, floods, droughts, conflicts over water, and dams. It notes that fresh water supply is decreasing while demand is increasing. Surface water comes from rivers, lakes, and wetlands, and is replenished by precipitation, while groundwater resides underground in aquifers and provides over 20% of water usage. Floods occur when rivers exceed their capacity and can have devastating human and economic impacts. Drought is caused by reduced rainfall and affects agriculture, wildlife, and communities. Water conflicts have occurred and will continue between nations that share river systems. Dams have played an important role in water storage and irrigation worldwide.
The document discusses three key challenges for water and food security:
1) Thinking outside the box to better understand the water dimensions of food challenges and using approaches like water footprinting that consider blue, green, and virtual water.
2) Clarifying priorities as water and food issues are often disconnected, and developing a typology to distinguish solutions based on region and development level.
3) Thinking about medium and long term population trends, as population growth is a main driver of water scarcity and can impact migration patterns and social risks over time.
Drought is caused by drier than normal conditions that can lead to water supply problems. The 2013 drought in Maharashtra, India was one of the worst in 40 years after low rainfall. Drought is caused by factors like high temperatures, low soil moisture, demand exceeding supply, and changes in weather patterns. Effects of drought include hunger, lack of drinking water, disease, impacts on wildlife, migration, social conflicts, and war. Precautions to prevent drought include conserving water usage and collecting excess water.
This document discusses disaster management and provides information on different types of disasters, both natural and man-made. It defines disasters as hazards causing heavy loss of life, property, and livelihood. It then summarizes the main types of natural disasters like floods, cyclones, and droughts, and how they negatively impact people. Man-made disasters are also outlined, such as deforestation, terrorism, pollution, and wars. The effects of disasters on daily life and emergency systems are described. The need for and phases of disaster management - including prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery - are defined. The role of information technology in disaster management is also summarized.
This document discusses factors that influence flood risk in different cities. Cities located in low-lying areas below sea level, such as Amsterdam and Venice, are more prone to floods. Heavy rainfall from monsoons or hurricanes increases flood risk in cities like Dhaka and New Orleans. Spring snowmelt in Calgary and storm surges along coastal areas like the Philippines can also lead to flooding. Proximity to water bodies, impermeable surfaces, and inadequate drainage systems further increase flood risk for certain cities. Singapore has taken measures like widening canals and raising road heights to cope with flooding.
Green in IT' as well as 'Green by IT' are established approaches to increase environmental sustainability with the use of information technology. The concept of digital sustainability enhances this view because today knowledge itself is a resource worth protecting. This concept assumes digital goods such as data, text, images, or software lead to the highest benefit for society when they are freely available surrounded by an open ecosystem of contributors.
Embracing Water Supply Sustainability - Advocating for reuse in our water sup...The Texas Network, LLC
This document discusses advocating for increased water reuse to help address water supply challenges from population growth, drought, and other factors. It summarizes the different types of water reuse (indirect and direct potable reuse). It also outlines the research and advocacy efforts of the WateReuse organization to study treatment technologies, address regulatory concerns, and gain public acceptance of potable water reuse. Their research aims to demonstrate the safety, reliability and feasibility of potable water reuse to help ensure sustainable water supplies.
Mehdi Hasan has an M.Sc in Information & Communication Technology for Development from the Kobe Institute of Computing in Japan. He can be contacted via email at mehdi.tanim@gmail.com.
This document discusses wastewater reuse and reclamation. It outlines various wastewater treatment technologies including conventional activated sludge processes and advanced treatments like reverse osmosis. Treated wastewater can be reused for irrigation, industrial uses, groundwater recharge, and potentially potable reuse. However, public health and environmental risks must be considered depending on the level of treatment and end use. With proper management, wastewater reuse provides benefits but improper practices could pose risks to public health and the environment.
Sydney's Water Sustainability | Biocity StudioBiocity Studio
Sydney is experiencing long-term droughts, low rainfall and a high demand for water. What can we do to help solve the water crisis? Water restrictions are only a short-term fix. Other solutions are desalination and recycle water plants, water management, and artificial precipitation.
This document provides an outline for a research paper on international water management. It discusses two case studies - the Danube River Basin and the Mekong River Basin - and proposes a thesis that the ability of riparian states to effectively manage shared water resources depends on both the environmental, political and socioeconomic context, and the degree to which three pillars of integrated water resource management are implemented: equitable participation, ecosystem protection, and stakeholder inclusion in decision making. It presents four arguments comparing management approaches between the two basins and concludes the Danube region has made more progress towards sustainability.
Rapid degradation of peri-urban ecosystems is resulting in a loss of associated ecosystem services. Water provision, storm-and waste-water regulation, along with protection from natural disasters and erosion, are the impacted services that most acutely affect poor or vulnerable populations. The poor may be disproportionately impacted by loss of ecosystem services due to lack of political power around land use decision making and limited alternatives for livelihoods, housing, or basic services. Vulnerability extends to urban populations that depend on the ecosystem services provided by or flowing through peri-urban areas. Often, the loss of ecosystems is irreversible and the replacement of associated services is costly, if even possible.
This document summarizes key socioeconomic trends and the impacts of climate change on health and infrastructure in the Lower Mekong Basin region. It finds that:
1) Rural livelihoods depend heavily on ecosystem services and smallholder agriculture, though poverty is decreasing.
2) Climate change is expected to significantly impact health through increased heat stress, water-borne diseases, and impacts on infrastructure like damage from flooding.
3) Case studies of provinces find high vulnerability in health from things like lack of access to care and in infrastructure from damage. Adaptation strategies are proposed that integrate across sectors.
Climate change is exacerbating rain-related disease risk. Models project significant increases in the frequency and intensity of intense rainfall events in Wisconsin by 2055 due to climate change. More frequent and intense storms increase the risk of waterborne diseases by overwhelming aging infrastructure and increasing pathogen runoff into water sources. Studies have shown increases in acute gastrointestinal illnesses, especially in children, following heavy rainfall events. Contaminated groundwater from failing septic systems also poses a disease risk. Climate change impacts like more frequent extreme rainfall events threaten greater waterborne disease outbreaks unless infrastructure is upgraded and policies are implemented to mitigate risks.
The document discusses hydro-climatic disasters and integrated water resources management (IWRM) in Guyana. It defines disasters and notes that the main sources in Guyana are hydro-meteorological like floods and wind storms, as well as geophysical disasters. IWRM is presented as a systematic process for sustainable development and management of water resources through equitable allocation and efficiency. IWRM and disaster management must be linked to reduce vulnerabilities and negative impacts from hydro-climatic disasters through awareness, early warning systems, and catchment-level implementation of IWRM. Preparing for disasters is more cost-effective than post-disaster recovery.
TWAP- Contributing to Indicator-Based Management of Transboundary Aquatic Sys...Iwl Pcu
This document discusses the Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (TWAP) which aims to conduct indicator-based assessments of transboundary aquatic systems to assist the GEF and other donors in prioritizing funding. It outlines TWAP's assessments of transboundary aquifers, lakes, rivers, large marine ecosystems, and open oceans. Core biophysical, socioeconomic, governance and data management indicators are identified for each system. Statistical analysis techniques are demonstrated to discriminate groups of transboundary bodies and identify priorities based on global comparisons.
This presentation will help to understand more about the environment and sustainable issue. It also talks about different factors of the environment that affects sustainability. The presentation also talks about the linkage between the environment and poverty.
This document discusses indicator 3 of the Watershed Condition Framework, which is aquatic habitat. It addresses three attributes of aquatic habitat: 1) habitat fragmentation, which occurs when physical barriers isolate aquatic populations; 2) large woody debris (LWD), which performs important ecological functions in aquatic ecosystems; and 3) channel shape and function. The document provides examples and guidance on assessing each attribute, including considering road-stream crossings, barrier culverts, and LWD recruitment for attributes 1 and 2. It also provides a hypothetical example assessment for a US Forest Service area that rated attributes 1 and 2 as impaired based on fragmentation from crossings and historically low LWD due to past land management practices.
This document summarizes key concepts from a presentation on integrated water resource management (IWRM) as a tool for adaptation to climate change. IWRM can help adaptation by allowing for better water management, basin planning to identify and mitigate risks, and stakeholder participation to mobilize action and assess risks. The presentation covers climate change impacts on water resources and sectors like agriculture and health. It discusses approaches to climate change impact, adaptation and vulnerability assessments, and the use of climate change scenarios and modeling to project impacts on water resource systems.
This document summarizes key concepts from a presentation on integrated water resource management (IWRM) as a tool for adaptation to climate change. IWRM can help adaptation by allowing for better water management, basin planning to identify and mitigate risks, and stakeholder participation to mobilize action and assess risks. The presentation covers climate change impacts on water resources and sectors like agriculture and health. It discusses approaches to climate change impact, adaptation and vulnerability assessments, and the use of climate change scenarios and modeling to project impacts on water resource systems.
Detailed description of Environmental Impact Assessment - Historical Background - Objectives - Assessment procedure - Necessity in Water resources projects - Environmental discourse on DAM construction - Case study
Michigan State University's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research hosts an annual spring public policy forum series. This April's Public Policy Forum focused on the Great Lakes.
This document summarizes a project assessing social vulnerability to climate change among groups dependent on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado. The project aims to characterize dependence on public lands across the state through spatial analysis and case studies of BLM field offices. Initial analysis found variation in livestock grazing dependence between field offices based on grazing intensity metrics. Recreation dependence was also assessed based on special recreation and event permits issued by each field office. Next steps include conducting case studies and refining the spatial analysis to better understand public lands dependence in a qualitative way.
The document introduces integrated water resources management (IWRM) as a framework for sustainable water management. It discusses that water is essential but there is a global water crisis due to increasing demand, pollution, and uncoordinated development. IWRM is presented as a solution that takes a holistic, cross-sectoral approach considering social, economic, and environmental interdependencies between different water uses. The key aspects of IWRM include decentralized management structures, greater economic incentives, and broader stakeholder participation.
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Epidemiological data and operational information about outbreaks is dynamic and changes
rapidly. You must develop a comprehensive Event Management System to manage critical
information about an outbreak (of your choice) within the Excel program that you have just
learned. This is one method to ensure accurate and timely communications between key public
health professionals and the community.
Choose from any one of the fields below.
Features of the data management system you create should include:
Solution
Case Management-
Businesses and agencies in long-term relationships with their customers, citizens or subscribers
will be judged by the accuracy of the records they hold, the consistency of the communications
that take place, and the speed, efficiency and fairness with which each case, claim or contract is
processed.
Delivery of customer service against these priorities has never been more challenging.
Customers are more mobile in their addresses, jobs and family relationships. Communications
channels seem to multiply overnight, with customers switching between them at will. Corporate
messaging demands multi-channel distribution with increasing amounts of personalization.
Mergers and acquisitions create multiple silos of customer-related data to be seamlessly joined.
And products, business rules and government regulations change with alarming frequency.
Against this backdrop, the demands on the IT systems to support smooth, efficient and integrated
delivery are considerable, particularly where case-orientated transactions are involved.
Emergency Response-
Environmental emergencies are incidents or events that threaten public safety, health, and
welfare and include hurricanes, floods, wildfires, industrial plant explosions, chemical spills, acts
of terrorism, and others. While these events range in size, location, cause, and effect, most have
an environmental component. Emergency response is the organizing, coordinating, and directing
of available resources in order to respond to the event and bring the emergency under control.
The goal of this coordinated response is to protect public health by minimizing the impact of the
event on the community and the environment.
An emergency response plan must provide the resources and information needed to evaluate the
human and environmental health impacts of the event, assess and reduce human exposures to
contaminants, and develop science-based strategies for remediation and rebuilding. One example
is the immediate response of NIEHS and other government agencies to the devastation and
hardship caused by Hurricane Katrina. This included the establishment of a field hospital in
Mississippi to meet the immediate health needs of the hurricane victims, as well as the
development of a Geographic Information System to plot the locations of chemical plants,
refineries, Superfund clean-up sites, and other potential hot spots of contamination where
flooding occurred.
Safe Drinking Water-
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2. Sustainability is a Supply Chain
Risk
1
ENVIRONMENT
SOCIETY ECONOMY
• Supply chains are global,
regulations are local
Compliance
and Liability
• The human factor in your
supply chain
Labor and
Society
• The hazards of not
knowing
Material
Content
Water • Too little and too much
• The known unknown
Climate
Change
3. Water Risks in the Supply Chain
• LMI conducted the first water
“Bootprint” for the U.S. Army
• Water is part of sustainability, but
has unique issues
– Direct relationship to community and
neighbors
– Location matters (unlike GHG)
– Not foremost on peoples’ minds
• Disruptions can happen all along
the supply chain
2
4. Simple Water Example: 5.56 mm
Round
risk Flood
3
Description of
supply chain
Item schematic
Supply disruption
likelihood
Supply disruption
Supply disruption
consequence
Total water
withdrawals
by Tier
hazard
Sea level hazard
Top-level
summary of
risks and
hazards
5. Global Health Supply Chain: A
Simplified View
4
International In-country
International
Funding
Manu-facturer
Country
CMS
Regional
Distribution
Patient Care
Customs/
Entry
Country Local Supply
Procurement
Country
Funding
Local
Procurement
International
Procurement
Country
Planning
International
Planning