1. What does “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” mean?

a.People have to support each other.

b. Society can evolve but taking care of environment

c. People have to sustain the development

2. Which is a synonymous of “WASTE” ?

a. Garbage

b. West

c. Vast

3. WATER is also known as …?

a. The transparent gold.

c. The blue gold.

b. The precious liquid

4. Which is the major Italian lake?

a. Lake Trasimeno.

b. Lake Garda

c. Lake Balaton

5. What does “DOOR-TO-DOOR” WASTE

COLLECTION” mean?

a. The garbage collector goes to each house to

collect garbage

b. You can collect your waste near your door.

c. Everyone is free in his own house

6. What is possible to make with 10 recycled

plastic bottles?

b. Nothing

a. A big bottle

c. A pullover

7. What is it?

a. A modern Art Structure

b. A signal used for aircraft

movement

c. Something producing energy from wind

Development that "meets the needs of the present without

compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.“ (The term was used for the first time by the United Nations in 1983)

Sustainable Development

To protect the environment!

Water

Waste

Renewable Energy

Water = “the blue gold”

World Water Day 2011: March 22nd

Everyone has the right to clean and accessible water !!!

About Water in Italy … The Sea

Italy is a peninsula in the

Mediterranean Sea. Among its

20 regions, there’re only 5

regions without access to the

sea.

Major subdivisions of the

Mediterranean Sea include :

•Adriatic Sea,

•Tyrrhenian Sea, (the bigger

Italian sea)

•Ionian Sea

•Ligurian Sea.

The Rivers

Several rivers but many of them are

very short because of the Apennines.

The major ones are in the North and they rise from the Alps

ice & snow

The major rivers in Italy are:

• the Po River

•the Adige River

• the Arno River

The Lakes

Several lakes

The bigger ones are in the North

because of the Alps

ice & snow

• the Lake Garda (the bigger one)•The Lake Como•The Lake Maggiore

A lot of lakes are in the Centre, too

tectonic and volcanic lakes

• the Lake Trasimeno

Italy has got large quantity of water

but

Italians use a lot of it !

40 liters per day : of freshwater per person is generally considered to be a necessary minimum to meet needs for drinking and sanitation.

165 liters per day: of freshwater per person is the European average.

215 liters per day of freshwater per person: is the italian average

Italy is in the first place in Europe for water consumption !

And It’s in the third place in the world, after USA and Canada !

Italian Water Consumption:

28%

23%14%

14%

13%8% Toilet

Personal hygiene

Washing(clothes, plates,etc)

Irrigation

Cooking

Losses in water pipe

It’s important to reduce thewastage of water !!!

There are problems for several Italian citizens, particularly in the summer (dry season)

8 % people living in Northern Italy 18% people living in Central Italy78% people living in Southern Italy

About Waste Problem in Italy …

Good practices Bad practicesVs

Good practices

The waste separation.

In some cities and towns the waste separation is compulsory

2 kinds: 1. With garbage bins in the street

In other cities people can choose for the waste separation

or not.

2. With door-to-door waste collection (as in my town)

With different days for different waste

Bad practices

Not to take care of Environment

In some big cities people produce too much waste and

they don’t take care of environment

There’re some cleaning up problems+

Reusing materials …

10

15

840

c

1 Kg

1 Kg

all energy sources capable of being renewed, such as

Renewable Energy

hydroelectricity

solar energy

wind power

plant matter

tidal power

About Sustainable Energy in Italy…

Hydroelectricity

The first Italian source of sustainable energy

with 2000 hydroelectric power stations (mainly in Northern Italy)

They produce 16% of energy demand

Plant Matter

The second Italian source of sustainable energy

with 52 incinerators (mainly in Northern and Central Italy)

They produce 2,38% of energy demand

Wind Power

The third Italian source of sustainable energy

they produce 2% of energy demand

with about 60 wind power stations (mainly in Southern Italy)

Solar Energy

The forth Italian source of sustainable energy

with more 40.000 solar energy stations

they produce only 0,2% of energy demand

But Italy doesn’t produce energy from tidal power !

We haven't inherited

Earth from our parents;

instead we have borrowed

her from our children-Old Indian saying-