WAC - 2010 - Water & Environment

Lesson Plans

• Who Owns the Water (pdf) - Population Connection
• Contaminants in the Water Cycle - National Geographic
• Water Resources in Asia- National Geographic
• The Nile in Crisis- National Geographic
• Polluted Potomac (pdf) - Population Connection
• Who Polluted the River (pdf) - Population Connection
• Troubled Water (pdf) - Population Connection

Possible Topics

• Impact of Dams
• Natural disasters – tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, droughts
• Climate change – impact on access to water and natural disasters
• Environmental impact of bottled water
• Water conservation
• Water pollution
• Hydroelectric power
• Wetlands
• Water Footprint
• Oceans

Online Resources

• Conservation International - Safeguarding Freshwater
• Energy Information Administration - Energy For Kids: Hydropower
• FEMA For Kids: Floods
• Global International Waters Assessment
• International Commission on Large Dams
• International Rivers
• KQED series on acidic seas
• United Nations Convention to Prevent Desertification
• U.N. Environment Program Freshwater Portal
• United Nations Environment Program Global Environmental Monitoring Programme
• USAID Environment Global Water Crisis
• Wetlands International

Articles & Current Events

Toxic Waters Series -NY Times

A series about the worsening pollution in American waters and regulators' response.

Why Brazil Gave Way on Itaipu Dam -BBC

An agreement over one of the world's largest hydro-electric dams signals a change in relations between Brazil and Paraguay, writes the BBC's Andrea Machain.

Tracking the Water Footprint- NY Times

Blog report from the 5th World Water Forum on how to measure our water footprint

Back to the Tap? - The New York Times Up Front

How the environmental impact of bottled water is getting people to give up their plastic.

Water policies suffer sinking feeling - BBC

Rising populations, improving lifestyles and changes to the global climate are all increasing the pressure on the planet's water resources, creating an urgent need for the world to embrace new ways in which it uses water

Videos

India's Polluted Yarmuna River

India's government has spent millions to clean up the Yamuna River, but it remains one of the world's most polluted waterways, flowing through the capital and past the Taj Mahal.

Connecting Delta Cities

This film explores the impacts of global warming on coastal cities.

Cyclone in Andhra Pradesh, India

This cyclone occured in Andhra Pradesh, India on 29th October, 2005. This cyclone has caused widespread destruction in most parts of Andhra Pradesh State (India), affecting the standing crops and the livelihoods of rural people. This is one of the outcomes of climate variability and climate change events happening all over the world. This video covers tracking of parts of the affected areas.

Climate Change Adaptation in the Inner Niger Delta

This video presents better use of the water of the Inner Niger Delta in a changing climate.

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