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_Jppv
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• 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.