People cannot continue along the present path where water resources management is characterized by policies that are unsustainable from any perspective - economic, social or environmental.
Instead a new approach to water resources management must be adopted to reduce poverty and conserve the environment - all within the framework of sustainable development. This:
- Integrally links land-use management with sustainable water management.
- Recognizes freshwater, coastal and marine environments as a management continuum, with significant implications for strategy, planning, management and investment actions.
- Recognizes water as an economic good and promotes cost-effective interventions.
- Supports innovative and participatory approaches.
- Focuses on actions that improve the lives of people and the quality of their environment.
Adopting this approach will make the management of river basins, coastal zones and the marine environment complementary. These systems must be viewed as intimately interlinked and a much broader range of 'downstream effects' from human interventions and development activities must be recognized. Concerns about water quantity and quality - historically treated as separate - must now be seen as a global issue that requires a unified management approach.
What can you personally do to help saving water resources?
Sometimes small things done by many people can improve the situation.
For a start you can use those tips in your everyday home activities:
- Remember to turn off the tap while brushing your teeth - a running tap wastes over 6 liters per minute.
- A dripping tap wastes at least 5,500 liters of water a year. That's enough water wasted to fill a paddling pool every week for the whole summer.
- Hand-washing dishes typically uses about 63 liters per session. If those dishes are rinsed off under a running tap the total water used averages 150 liters-in comparison, a modern dishwasher can use as little as 15 liters of water per cycle.
- A bath typically uses around 80 liters, while a short shower can use as little as a third of that amount.
- Try taking shorter showers to reduce the amount of water you use.
Questions
- Do you think that it’s possible to change the entire worldwide water policy to guarantee peaceful future to humanity?
- How do you use water at home? Do you care about saving it or you just use it as it was unlimited and always will be?
hello,
ReplyDeleteanswering your 2nd question unfortunately I do not care, but i noticed recently that I am turning off tap during teeth brushing. But I am more sure that the reason is because I purchased my first own apartment and maybe I want to save :)
Do you think that it’s possible to change the entire worldwide water policy to guarantee peaceful future to humanity?
ReplyDeleteNo, it is not. I think humankind is not ready for that.
How do you use water at home? Do you care about saving it or you just use it as it was unlimited and always will be?
Uhm, I have to admit, I am careless in this matter.
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ReplyDeleteIt's possible but do you agree with such changes?
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I don't think that turn off the tap could save water resources. Does water is treated and re-used or returned to the environment?
I don't really pay bigger attention on how I use water, however I definitely don't do stupid thinks like letting the water run for no reason when I brush my teeth.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that it’s possible to change the entire worldwide water policy to guarantee peaceful future to humanity?
ReplyDeleteI think not. Most people doesn't care about future, they only look at "here & now". Only global shortage would change behaviour of everyone.
How do you use water at home? Do you care about saving it or you just use it as it was unlimited and always will be?
As I wrote in first part, I remember to close water tap from Sesame Street. And I use dishwasher and take showers instead of baths.
I usually don't pay attention on how i use water.
ReplyDeleteRafal does your cat takes shower or bath?
Q1: I think it is possible but not in short term future. People have to realize how fresh watter is important to survive on our planet.
ReplyDeleteQ2: I try to not waste the watter: I usually take a shower (but from time to time is nice to take long, relaxing bath;), use dishwasher,turn off the tap during brushing my teeth.
I have answered for these questions in my previous posts on your blog.
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