5.9 managing water supplies

• what are the 3 hard engineering strategies used

  • mega dams
  • desalination plants
  • water transfer schemes
• what are hard engineering strategies also known as

  a technological fix
• what percentage of the worlds major rivers have large dams

  60%
• what do desalination plants do


  to remove salt from sea water
• what are two sustainable ways of managing water supply

  • recycling water
  • smart irrigation
• what are the aims of sustainable water management projects

  • minimise waste and pollution
  • provide safe and potable water at an affordable price
  • consider the views of different stakeholders
  • provide an equitable distribution of water to people with and between countries
• what is integrated water resource management (IWRM)

  management for large rivers that aims to coordinate the management and use of water from a river basin, in order to maximise economic and social benefits in an equitable manner between players
• how does the integrated water river management manage water(iwrm)


  holistically
• what does the IWRM aim to achieve through their holistic approach


  • environmental quality
  • maximises benefits
  • equity between players
• at what levels is IWRM successful, and unsuccessful

  successful at a local, community levels

  unsuccessful at regional and international levels
• what are the important international treaties and frameworks for water management

  -the Un
• what is the UN organisation in water management called

  United Nations economic commissions for Europe
• what is the role of the United Nations economic commissions for Europe convention

  promoted joint management and conservation of shared freshwater systems
• what is the EU water framework directive

  committing all members to ensure the status of their water bodies, including marine waters up to one nautical mile offshore
• what is the EU water courses convention

  offers guidelines for the protection and use of transboundary rivers