An instructive presentation, Outlines, 1st Draft

New Steps into Water Resources Management

Introduction Greet the audience & Self Intro How many times have you heard about water shortage? The media is often spreading this idea. Today we will see that this is not exactly like this. We can be a little bit more optimistic about the future Today we will take a look on: o o o o o Body: Can we talk about water shortage? o o o o Water covers 71% of earth surface Only a very small percentage of water is stored in reservoirs. The amount of available fresh water is very small. But there are alternative sources that could be used. Water Resources distribution. Traditional approaches to use water efficiently. How do we use water in our daily lives? New / alternatives policies related to water resources. Conclusions

But how do we use water in our daily lives? o o o o It is easy to see that these measures are not useful in order to save water. Domestic use only represents 7% of total water that human use in our activities. More than 75% of fresh water is used on agriculture. What could we do in stead?

New alternatives o Water Reuse o During the last years many Waste Water Treatment Plants have been developed. Could we do something else with these effluent?

Desalinization In many countries with extreme climate this alternative is becoming important. 1

An instructive presentation, Outlines, 1st Draft Conclusions: It is possible to rely on technology to deal with fresh water shortage in the future. The economical factor plays a critical role. It is crucial to understand the main role of this limited resource. Efficient use becomes essential to save it. However ... we can be quite optimistic. However, a big energy input is needed, this means... money!