1. The Blue Gold:
CAUSES OF WATER SHORTAGE

2. Climate & Geography
• Water can’t be found in
nature.
• Water resources are not
enough to meet the
demands. +
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• PHYSICAL WATER
SCARCITY

3. Lack of Water Systems
• Lack of money
• Lack of infrastructure or
water systems.
• Unequal distribution of
water. +
• -Source
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5269296.st
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• ECONOMIC WATER
SCARCITY

4. D___

5. Dams
What is a dam?
“A barrier built across flowing water to stop
the flow.” (http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/da/Dam)
Why do we have dams?
- Water for irrigation
- Town/city water supply
- To control the amount of water in rivers
-To provide hydroelectric power

6. W_ _ _ _ P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7. Water Pollution
What is water pollution?
• Large factories and farms discharge harmful
materials (chemicals , acids…) into water
supplies. (http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/water_pollution.aspx)

8. I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Water

9. Infected Water
• Germs can make water unsafe for people.
• When people have to drink water which is also
used for washing and toilet waste, for
example, there is a risk of illness.
• (Source:
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/water_for_all/water/causes/conflict.htm)

10. Large Scale I_ _ _ G _ _ _ _ _

11. Large Scale Irrigation
• Some crops need tons of water added.
• People living around the crops may suffer
from water shortage.
• ( Source:
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/water_for_all/water/causes/conflict.htm)
• Did you know that….? The amount of water
used, per day, to irrigate the world’s golf
courses: 2.5 billion gallons (Source:
http://www.waterinfo.org/resources/water-facts)

12. D_ _____

13. War

14. War
• War can force people to move to a place
where there is not enough water.
• War can also destroy water supplies.
( Source:
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/water_for_all/water/causes/conflict.htm)

15. T_ _ _ _ _ _

16. Tourism & Trade
• Hotels and Tourist Resorts can make use of
large amounts of water.
• As a result, the people living around the place
can go short of water very easily.

17. What the future holds... If we don’t
ACT!
• Population is rising…