Transcript Water sanitation and preservation

Solutions for Yemen
Zyion Cooper, Justin Chen, Uday Warier,
Supraja Teki, and Sheetal Mohanty
Solutions
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Water sanitation/preservation
Innovative Irrigation Systems
Use more of the arable land
Industries create recycling programs
Create water project in Yemen/Support
German Agency and Roywan
Water sanitation and preservation,
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A water treatment plant every 10 sq. miles
along major water bodies
Water treatment plants distill the saltwater,
distribute it to water tanks
Water tanks store and distribute distilled
water to the rest of Yemen
Picture courtesy of infoplease
Innovative Irrigation Systems
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Most are broken and have leaks
60% lost due to leaks
Efficiency only 30-40%
Will work with Yemeni Government agency
dealing with environment
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Double from 3.3% to 6.6%
AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATED LAND (% OF TOTAL
AGRICULTURAL LAND)
By Trading Economics
Industries create recycling
programs
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Industries will be instructed to create private
recycling sectors
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If they fail to do so, they will be fined
Reusable items will be given to the industries for
their use
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Work as an independent agency that promotes
this fine
Coutrwesy by index mundi
Use more of the arable land
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2.291% arable
o 5,932 sq. miles
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Less than 0.6% used
o Less than 356 sq. miles
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Utilize all of the available farmland
Farmland used will increase 16x
Picture courtesy of infoplease
Picture courtesy of infoplease
Create water project In Yemen
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Organization that distributes clean water,
creates wells and also rehabilitates
resources
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Sponsor a Project in Yemen
Will oversee details and continue project
through time
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Will promote GTZ (german agency) and
Rowyan
Picture Courtesy of The Water Project
Picture
by Word
Press
Short-Term Effects
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Cleaner water
Farmland will be more used
Will create labor jobs
No water shortages
Water would not be lost
Less waste and cleaner places
Long-Term Effects
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Reduces disease
Improves life expectancy
Raises Gross Domestic Product
Lowers hunger and poverty
Production of crops will increase by more
than 16x
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Works Cited Continued
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