Measures and technologies to address water shortages © Siemens Stiftung 2019 CC BY-SA 4.0 international

Measures and technologies to address water shortages

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Measures and technologies to address water shortages are presented as short, concise solutions.

Available in: English, German, Spanish (CREA)
Type of media: Text (160.1 kByte)
Last update: 2019-01-30
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Teaching unit: The water cycle
Description:
The following are discussed as measures to address water shortages:
• Using water rationally
• Keeping sustainability in mind when using water
• Changing eating habits
• Controlled population growth and education

The following are presented as technologies to address water shortages:
• Water treatment
• Environmentally friendly seawater desalination plants
• Small regenerative water treatment plants
• Modern water management
• Groundwater wells
• Mobile water filters

Information and ideas:
Some methods are absolutely worth discussing, for example, tapping into new supplies of groundwater.
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Learning resource type:
Information sheet
Subjects:
Chemistry; Ethics; Geography; Technology
Grade levels:
Grade 7 to 9; Grade 10 to 13
School types:
Middle/high school
Keywords:
Drinking water; Future; Irrigation; Water availability; Water supply; Water treatment; Desalination plant; Drinking water shortage; Drinking water supply; Drinking water treatment; Irrigation; Membrane filter; Safe Water Kiosk; SkyHydrant; Task for the future ; Water filter
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Siemens Stiftung Media Portal
Author:
MediaHouse GmbH
Rights holder:
© Siemens Stiftung 2019
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