Water Justice Advocacy is the effort made to make sure everyone has fair access to safe, clean, and affordable water regardless of their income, gender, race, cultural background, geographical location, or climate and environmental factors. Water, a common resource that is vital to health and communal well-being, is strived to …
The determination of how effective a watering system is that delivers water directly to the roots of plants. This assessment is measured as a percentage that considers the overall system design including: water used, the amount actually absorbed by the plant, and losses through evaporation, runoff, and infrastructure deficiencies.
A process in which solid materials such as sewage, medical or industrial waste are removed from wastewater,1,2 then treated and managed in an economically efficient and environmentally responsible manner, allowing for redistribution as energy resources, soil fertilization and remediation.3
Insect vectors are insects, mainly mosquitoes, that spread harmful viruses, parasites and germs (pathogens) from one person to another, or from animals to humans.1 Serious diseases like malaria and dengue are examples of vector-borne diseases.1,2 Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water and when they bite people they transmit these diseases.1,2 Improving …
Unnatural and unhealthy concentrations of microscopic organisms like bacteria, viruses, protozoa and parasites that can cause illness if not removed from drinking water. The concentration of microbial contaminants must be kept under tolerable limits for human consumption; if not, water can be treated in various ways to remove the microscopic …
Water Catchment Protection: Protecting the health of the land that water flows through into a certain area of water such as a lake or river by preventing pollution that would affect the clean water.
When water that falls from the sky is collected in tanks or wells instead of letting it go to waste. The stored water can be used in many ways, such as watering gardens, supporting farms and small plantations, or even washing cars. This practice is used on the island of …
A set of principles that direct how water resources are managed and how decisions about water are made. These guidelines unite government institutions, legal regulations, and interest holders so that water resources are used in ways that are sustainable, fair, and effective.
Methods used to control rainwater and snow melt flowing over municipal surfaces, aiming to reduce flooding, minimize erosion, improve water quality, and protect natural water bodies. This could include creating absorbent landscapes, permeable paving, green roofs, infiltration swales, or infiltration trenches. These methods slow, store, filter or redirect incoming water resulting …
The rules that guarantee every human being access to the minimum amount of safe, clean water, necessary to live a healthy life, free from potential risk of harm as outlined by the United Nations. These policies include protections from the illegal pollution and/or separation of individuals from sources of water, …