Transcript WATER

-Water is a chemical compound with the chemical
formula H2O
- Ever since the beginning of the human kind, the
water is necessary for their existance
We have reached the pupils from Italy to find out more
about the water and environment in their country.
They provided us with information that we have added
to our research.
Italy
Croatia
Croatian rivers are not only a
source of
drinking water, but also areas of
exceptional natural beauty.
Therefore, numerous areas around
watercourses are legally declared
as protected natural areas, national
parks, reserves, forests, natural
parks, protected
landscapes and monuments.
But it's not just about untouched
nature.
We got lucky with clean and
abundant streams and they are
areas of precious
historical, cultural and scientific
importance.
Today Croatia has eight national parks, and they are:
Brijuni
Kornati
Krka
Mljet
Paklenica
Plitvice Lakes
Risnjak
Northern Velebit
And some of natural & mountain parks:
KOPAČKI
RIT
BIOKOVO
LASTOVO
ARCHIPELAGO
LONJSKO
POLJE
TELAŠĆICA
PAPUK
River Sava
River Dunav
River Drava
River Krka
Lake Modro
Lake
Varaždin
Lake Vransko
Lake Bajer
Fužine
Croatia is a very popular destination among
tourists, especially the Adriatic sea.
Croatia has 1244 islands, of which 67 are inhabited.
- Cres
- Krk
- Hvar
- Pag
- Dugi otok
- Mljet
- Vis
- Rab
Croatian water resources
Croatia is the third country in Europe for
its abundancy in water and we are lucky to
have a lot of drinkable water.
At the beginning of the third millennium
United Nations proclaimed the new
International Decade for Water (20052015). 'Water Life', in which the water
from Croatia has a
very important economic asset.
Croatian Water Resources have the
economic value that exceeds the local and
regional significance.
The well of the river Lonja near our school
The fish-pond in Topličica!
Belski Dol
The Peninsula and its two major
isles have 69 natural lakes, 183
artificial lakes, 234 streams and
rivers and 500 surface and
underground streams. In Italy
water-supply for domestic use was
achieved by wells and tunnel.
General Plan of Aqueduct
establishes daily liters of water per
person on the strength of number
of inhabitants of residential zone,
number of businesses, flows of
tourism and statistical analysis of
demographic tendency.
Italian national parks
Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise
Alta Murgia
Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano
Arcipelago di la Maddalena
Arcipelago Toscano
Asinara
Aspromonte
Cilento and Vallo di Diano
Cinque Terre
Circeo
Dolomiti Bellunesi
Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona,
Campigna
Gargano
Gennargentu
Gran Paradiso
Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga
Majella
Monti Sibillini
Pollino
Sila
Val Grande
Vesuvius
Stelvio
Water-supply in Italy
Alpes are the most important
source of water-supply of
continental Europe. In fact it shows
many lakes, rivers and streams.
Italy is the Country of Southern
Europe which has the richest of
water-resources.
A problem which often presents
itself regarding drinking water is
water pollution.
While in the north of Italy, 8.5% of the population
does not have sufficient amounts of water, this rises to
18% in central Italy, 55% on the islands, and 78% in the
south. These areas are considered to be under the
threat of supply disruptions in drought years.
Italians consume 152 cubic meters of water for civilian
use each year.
Still the biggest waste was in
agriculture, which uses some 70
percent of the total amount of
disposable water. Italy's national
reservoirs are now half empty and
that it has begun to trigger serious
problems for agriculture,
particularly in the central regions
such as Tuscany.
Few months ago, ISTAT has published management
and control summary of water in Italy. The picture
is quite serious especially in the matter of waste
produced by those who leave the tap turned on or
produced by wastes of water mains.
But water won't be abundant in the future.
According to studies, 18 million people in Italy
annually are confronted with at least one slight
water shortage, and 18% of Italian families have
been recorded as having irregular distribution
patterns. Some water distribution is also uneven,
and can be explained by economic factors; for
example, people in Lombardy drink nine times
more bottled water than Campania.
25% of the overall population has inadequate
water resources.
-The Adriatic Sea contains more than 1300 islands and islets, most along the Adriatic's eastern
coast—especially in Croatia, with 1,246 counted.
- All types of seafloor sediments are found in the Adriatic Sea.
- The Adriatic Sea is a branch of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula
from the Balkan Peninsula and the Apennines of Dinarids.
- Adriatic sea is relatively warm - temperatures do not fall below 11 ° C.
Croatians are very proud of their coast but it is very
important that we keep our sea and coast clean.
Due to marine litter big issue in Croatia represents
waste in coastal region (beaches, sea bed, pollution
from ships, plastic waste, radioactive waste)
Even 80% of marine litter comes
from land, 36% from tourism, 13%
from fishery activities and 10%
from other pollutants.
There are no systematic coordinated actions on
collecting waste neither the system of evidence
and monitoring of marine litter.
Fortunately there are some positive actions of
cleaning hard reacheable beaches and sea beds
that take place every year thanks to the
Ecological centers, schools, associations, diving
clubs etc.
Every kind of waste is problematic
and it is very important that we
think about the future and keep
our sea clean!