Water management in LICs

LO:To understand a

Self assessment

How is water usage being managed in LICs?

What can be done about water problems?

Case study Liquid Gold, Tanzania http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2AJzIUXX2A&feature=player_embedded

Why is there a water problem?How would you feel knowing that you were drinking dirty water, but were

powerless to find an alternative? What issues does this cause?What has been done about it?-What impact have water taps and water pumps had on people in the village

and the town? (include specific details) Kasaki has a water users’ committee. Do you think this is a good idea? Why? Try and include place names and figures

Case study of appropriate technology: Play pumps

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQu_Jppvzyk&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL76991DECF166D530

• How does it work• What benefits does it give?

Case study of appropriate technology: Play pumps

• As the merry-go-round spins, it pumps clean water up from deep underground and stores it in a huge tank. People are welcome to come and help themselves to the water.

In rural Africa, clean water is a luxury. Most people don’t have plumbing in their homes. Instead, they often must walk long distances to wells and haul heavy containers of water back.

• So far, more than 800 PlayPumps are operating in schools and communities in four African countries, providing water for almost two million people

• The PlayPump can pump up to 370 gallons (1,400 liters) of clean water an hour.

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/green-kids/playpumps-kids/

Hand dug wells

• Most common method in LICS• Traditional wells can dry out and become

polluted• Can act as breeding grounds for disease

• New technology adds concrete to make them more stable

Activities

• Read page 157-158 from resources in Tomorrow’s Geography.

• Answer the following questions in full sentences and detailed.