Management strategies to protect the global water cycle
Cards (23)
- What is the role of forests in the global water cycle?
- Which organizations fund programs to protect tropical forests?
- What does the REDD program stand for?
- How many partner countries does the REDD program fund?
- Which program supports Brazil's forest protection?
- What percentage of the Amazon Basin is covered by ARPA?
- What are the benefits of the ARPA program?
- What percentage of global water withdrawals is used by agriculture?
- What is a major cause of water wastage in agriculture?
- Which technique minimizes water losses to evaporation?
- What methods can reduce losses to run-off on slopes?
- What is a benefit of better water harvesting?
- What regions are mentioned as having water scarcity issues?
- How much of the Indus's flow do Punjab and Sindh receive?
- What is the primary use of water in both the Indus Valley and Colorado Basin?
- Why is drainage basin planning effective for water resource management?
- What are specific targets for drainage basin planning?
- How can rapid run-off be controlled?
- What improves surface water storage in drainage basins?
- What is done to maintain groundwater levels?
- What is the status of drainage basin management in England and Wales?
- How many river basin districts are defined in England and Wales?
- What do River Basin Management Plans set targets for?