Agenda

• Climate Change• Climate Projects on Water Conservation• Preparation of Action Plan• Presentation of Action Plan

Climate Change• Scorching summers• Heat waves• Flooding rivers• Drought & lack of

rainfall• Hurricanes• Cold winters

Climate Projects on Water Conservation

• Hard changes / Easy changes

• Water Conservation in consumption

• Water budget for educational institutions

• Diverting stagnant water to plants and drains

Water Conservation• Understanding Water• A.1. Flow of Water• A.2. Usage of Water• A.3. Quality of Water• A.4. Rainwater Harvesting Potential • B.1. Build a Rain Gauge• B.2. Compare Water Demand• B.3. Design Rainwater Harvesting System

Water Around Us

Prepare a Water Map

• Used Water Drainage • Fresh Water Transport

Route• Water Supply Sources • Water Storage Areas• Water Dispensation Areas• Storm Water Drains• Sewer Lines• Water Taps

Water Supplies

• Water Tank Filling: Supply Schedule• Water Tank Cleaning: Cleaning

Schedule• Water Tank Refilling: Schedule• Water Tank & Tap Leakage Mending• Who is in charge of log book• Which Route• Monitoring

What is Water Conservation?Water conservation is a practice in which

people, companies, and governments attempt to reduce their water usage.

Water Consumption

Water Release Calculator

Water Quality

Rain Water Harvesting

Harvest Potential

Make and Measure with Rain Gauge

Why Conserve Water?Water is essential to life on earth. We need

water to grow food, keep clean, provide power, control fire, and last but not least, we need it to stay alive!

If water is constantly being cleaned and recycled through the earth’s water cycle, why do we need to conserve it?

The answer is that people use up our planet’s fresh water faster than it can naturally be replenished.

Climate Projects on Water Conservation

• Water Foot Print• Hard Changes / Easy

Changes• Water Conservation &

Consumption• Water Budget• Diverting Stagnant Water

to Plants and Drains

Water Footprint

Amount of fresh water utilized in production or supply of the goods and services used by a particular person or group

[Hoekstra & Chapagain, 2008]

Food► 1300 kg of grains

(wheat, oats, barley, corn, dry peas, soybean, etc)► 7200 kg of roughages

(pasture, dry hay, silage, etc)

Water► 24000 litres for drinking► 7000 litres for servicing.

The water footprint of a cow

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Water Footprint

► WF is an indicator of water use that looks at both direct and indirect water use of a consumer or producer.

► Measured in terms of water volumes consumed (evaporated or otherwise not returned) or polluted per unit of time.

► Space and Time indicator.

► Calculated for a process, a product, a consumer, group of consumers (e.g. municipality, province, state or nation) or a producer (e.g. a public organization, private enterprise).

Direct water footprint Indirect water footprint

Green water footprint Green water footprint

Blue water footprint Blue water footprint

Grey water footprint Grey water footprint

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Traditionalstatisticson water use

Water Footprint Components

Water footprint sustainability assessment

Water footprint accounting

Water footprint response formulation

Setting goalsand scope

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

Water Footprint Assessment

Water Footprint Unit

• WF of a process: water volume per unit of time.When divided over the quantity of product that results from the process, it can also be expressed as water volume per product unit.

• WF of a product: water volume per product unit.

o water volume per unit of mass

o water volume per unit of money

o water volume per piece

o water volume per unit of energy (food products, fuels)

• WF of a consumer or business and WF within an area: water volume per unit of time. The water footprint of a community of consumers can also be expressed in terms of water volume per unit of time per capita.

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National Virtual Water Balances

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Reduce potable water consumption for landscape by 50% over a theoretical baseline design for the specific region:Successful Strategies:• Drought tolerant plants • Drip irrigation, moisture-sensing irrigation technologies • Recycled rainwater system • Municipally-provided non-potable water source use Water Use Reduction, 20% and 30% ReductionSuccessful Strategies:• Dual flush water closets • Ultra low-flow water closets and urinals • Waterless Urinals • Sensor-operated, Low-flow lavatories • Rainwater collection reuse systems • Grey water reuse systems

Landscaping & Water use reduction

Service Learning

• Investigation• Preparation• Action• Reflection• Demonstration

Investigate

• Create Inventory of your skills and talents• What community needs inspire you List Out:

media, interviews, surveys, observation and experience

• Form groups to discuss: People, plants, animals, weather, land, water health and food

• Check three needs worth addressing

Prepare

• Brainstorm• Draw a map• Check water bill• Interview adults• Interact with an expert

Action

• Direct Service• Indirect Service• Advocacy • Research

Reflection• What is that you

want to remember

New idea that you have learnt now

Demonstrate

• Review learning• Review planning• Review action• Review reflection • Skits, paintings• Songs, library• Audio and video• Write ups