I'm working through some practice questions our teacher gave us to prepare for our final in sustainability 101.
here's my answer to the question: "Describe one sustainable or Indigenous water management practice used to protect water quality."
A: "Considering water as sacred and treating it with the appropriate reverence and protocol is central to many indigenous practices relating to caretaking of waters, which ensure that water quality remains high and water remains available for future generations."
what do you y'all think about my answer?
a relevant video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZRFL-aEmz4
The Trump administration is reigniting #California’s #water wars between farms and fish> https://h2oradio.org/this-week-in-water/a-mushrooming-industry-serves-the-dead
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR - 20NM West of Columbia River Mouth
It's cloudy. It's 54ºF/12ºC.
Station: https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46029
Location: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=46.148&mlon=-124.508&zoom=2
#sea #ocean #water #webcam
A Mushrooming Industry That Serves the Dead. That story and more in the current newscast of “This Week in #Water” from H2O Radio> https://h2oradio.org/this-week-in-water/a-mushrooming-industry-serves-the-dead
Intersection of water, wind, and sand. This being where the Estero Americano meets the sea at a narrow isthmus.
The aquarium ecosystem extends up into the condensation on the bottom of the aquarium lid.
Urban sprawl could deny 220 million people access to clean water by 2050 https://phys.org/news/2025-12-urban-sprawl-deny-million-people.html
One of Australia's biggest MLMs is being described as a 'pyramid scheme'
A global multi-level-marketing business that sells expensive water ionisers is shifting its target audience to Aussie tradies, but critics say some of their predatory sales tactics are tantamount to a pyramid scheme.
Grim outlook for river spanning four states if nothing is done to combat climate's impact
By Shannon Pearce
Water needs for river communities will be under increasing pressure over the next 25 years, according to predictions from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
#MurrayDarlingBasin #Water #EnvironmentalPolicy #WaterSupply #Environment #ClimateChange #Rivers #Droughts #ShannonPearce
A #beautiful #fantasy #waterfall in the #nature. The #sun sets and the moment is perfect when the sun reflects off the #water in the right way.
#speeddrawing #drawing video link: https://youtu.be/1Vu65bnnabg
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Definition and Benefits of Conjunctive Water Management
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https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/S1.1%20Tatiana%20Dmitrieva%20UNESCO%20UPDATED.pdf <-- shared 2023 UNESCO presentation
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https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000375026 <-- shared UNESCO document
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https://doi.org/10.62592/XGBG1126 <-- shared publication, The Groundwater Project
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“Different forms of water are often managed in isolation. Conjunctive Water Management considers surface water, groundwater and other components of the water cycle as one single resource, maximizing benefits and streamlining their use..."
#water #hydrology #integration #watermanagement #waterresources #ConjunctiveWaterManagement #surfacewater #groundwater #watercycle #fluvial #pluvial #precipitation #goodpractice #waterconvention #usecase #conservation
@unesco
“I am longing to be with you, and by the sea, where we can talk together freely and build our castles in the air.”
(Bram Stoker, „Dracula“)
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"Life is like the river, sometimes it sweeps you gently along and sometimes the rapids come out of nowhere.”
(Emma Smith)
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“Watch the waves crash upon the shore. Feel the sea breeze on your face and smell the salty sea air.”
(Wendy Joubert, "Sea Witch")
A better outlook in 2021 where some things that seems to be broken these days were still fixed...
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