Water Crisis

Presented by:

Abdulla EissaH00208649

Out Line

Water resources in UAE

Looming water crisis / current problem

Bottled water Vs. Tap Water

Causes / Effects

Solutions

Water resources in UAE

Underground water

Desalination

Treated wastewater / Rainfall

THE WATER CYCLE

Looming water crisis

Limited ground water source.

High cost of constructing / maintenance of the Desalination plants.

The low quality of Treated wastewater

Rainfall is infrequent

Lack of renewable water resources

The problem of water shortage in the region has already reached an alarming level :

Bottled water Vs. Tap Water

Causes / Effects

Climate change ( Desalination process )

Dryness/ drought

Solution Filters

Cloud seeding

Liwa water-storage project

SOURCES

"Dry Climates - B Climate Type." CAMEL. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2012. <http://www.camelclimatechange.org/articles

National Geographic Magazine - NGM.com." National Geographic Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2012. <http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/big-idea/09/desalination>.

http://www.aquopotent.net/images/Bottled_Water_vs._Tap_Water_copyright_2012_by_Darrell_L_Goodson.pdf

dry arid - بحث Google." Google. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2012. <http://www.google.ae/search?hl=ar&q=dry%

Conclusion