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International Student
Leadership Conference
Environmental Leaders
4th _ 8th July
Renaissance College, English
Schools Foundation,
Hong Kong 2011
Bad water kills more
children than war.
Water Scarcity
With burgeoning populations and
rapidly growing cities, the demand for
water is increasing for use in
agriculture, industry and households.
At the same time one in three people
do not have access to clean water for
daily use around the world and
polluted water kills more children than
war. The problem is current and
critical and as custodians of the earth
deserves our urgent attention. Young
leaders will need to find solutions to
this issue in order to create a
sustainable future.
Causes of water scarcity
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Population growth
Food production
Climatic change and variability
Land use
Water quality
Water demand
Sectoral resources and institutional capacity
Poverty and economic policy
Legislation and water resource management
International waters
Sectoral professional capacity
Political realities
Sociological issues
Topic: Reduction of Water Consumption
Your group represents a particular stakeholder organization.
TASK: Produce a two part Action Plan for your stakeholder
group to reduce water consumption by 20% and improve
access to water significantly for one developing country, both
by 2020. In the process, you will need to review your
stakeholder group’s current policy and practice regarding
water consumption and access and make recommendations to
improve both.
Your presentation may make use of a variety of mediums and
methods such as PowerPoint presentations, role –play, poems,
music, song, posters, reports or pamphlets, to name a few.
Duration: 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions and answers.
The Stakeholder Groups
1. Green Peace
2. Charity: Water (http://www.charitywater.org/about/).
3. UN Water
4. JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
5. Water Supplies Department Hong Kong.
6. Veolia Water www.veoliawater.com
7. Google
8. Starbucks
9. HSBC
Each stakeholder group will have a pre-appointed liaison
officer from the actual company/organisation.
For Research
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Greenpeace: www.greenpeace.org/international/
Charity: Water (http://www.charitywater.org/about/).
UN Water: www.unwater.org/
www.unesco.org/water/water_celebrations/
JW Marriot
Water Supplies Department Hong Kong:
http://www.wsd.gov.hk/en/education/water_conservation/inde
x.html
Veolia Water www.veoliawater.com
Google
Starbucks
HSBC