1.
WATER FORWATER FOR THETHE
RECOVERYRECOVERY
OF THE CLIMATEOF THE CLIMATE
–– A NEW WATERA NEW WATER
PARADIGMPARADIGM
Michal Krav íkč
NGO „People and Water“ Slovakia

2.
Rainfall patterns in Slovakia

3.
HEAT ISLAND IN USHEAT ISLAND IN US

4.
GROWTH OF EXTREMEGROWTH OF EXTREME
WEATHER WITH DECLINE OFWEATHER WITH DECLINE OF
SMALL WATER CYCLESMALL WATER CYCLE

5.
THE LARGE AND SMALL WATER
CYCLES

6.
SEA LEVEL RISE
FROM DRYING OF CONTINENTS

7.
WATER CYCLE,WATER CYCLE,
ENERGY FLOWSENERGY FLOWS
&&
CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE

8.
DISTRIBUTION OF SOLAR ENERGY

9.
Temperatures on the landTemperatures on the land
with and without waterwith and without water

10.
IMPACTS ON WEATHER &IMPACTS ON WEATHER &
CLIMATECLIMATE

11.
RECOVERYRECOVERY
OF THE CLIMATEOF THE CLIMATE

12.
DESTRUCTIONDESTRUCTION AND RENEWALAND RENEWAL
OF SMALL WATER CYCLEOF SMALL WATER CYCLE

13.
• humanity accelerateshumanity accelerates
the runoff from landthe runoff from land
• more solar energy ismore solar energy is
transformed intotransformed into
sensible heatsensible heat
• draining of land can bedraining of land can be
reversed throughreversed through
comprehensivecomprehensive
conservation ofconservation of
rainwaterrainwater
• renewal of small waterrenewal of small water
cycles over land cancycles over land can
temper extremetemper extreme
weather events andweather events and
ensure a growth inensure a growth in
water reservewater reserve
•

14.
OLD WATEROLD WATER
PARADIGMPARADIGM
protects surfaceprotects surface
water as thewater as the
main sourcemain source
and reserve ofand reserve of
waterwater
NEW WATERNEW WATER
PARADIGMPARADIGM
protectsprotects
rainwaterrainwater inin
ecosystem isecosystem is
the mainthe main
reservereserve ofof
waterwater
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15.
OLD WATEROLD WATER
PARADIGMPARADIGM
soil sealing hassoil sealing has
minimalminimal
influence oninfluence on
climate changeclimate change
NEW WATERNEW WATER
PARADIGMPARADIGM
soil sealingsoil sealing hashas
importantimportant
influence oninfluence on
climate changeclimate change
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16.
OLD WATEROLD WATER
PARADIGMPARADIGM
Water expertsWater experts
areare
rresponesponsible forsible for
catchmentcatchment
managementmanagement
NEW WATERNEW WATER
PARADIGMPARADIGM
CommunitiesCommunities
areare
responsible forresponsible for
catchmentcatchment
managementmanagement

17.
m o r e c l o u d sm o r e c l o u d s
mmoreore groundwatergroundwater rechargerechargemmoreore groundwatergroundwater rechargerecharge
m o r e a i r h u m i d i t ym o r e a i r h u m i d i t y
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dd
more vegetation and biodiversitymore vegetation and biodiversity
NEWNEW WWATER DEALATER DEAL

18.
MASSIVE CONSERVMASSIVE CONSERVATIONATION OFOF
RAINWATERRAINWATER
Advantages:Advantages:
enhances water sourcesenhances water sources
anti-flood & anti-erosion protectionanti-flood & anti-erosion protection
moderates climatemoderates climate
biodiversitybiodiversity
cheap, simple, effectivecheap, simple, effective

19.
©© NGO People and WaterNGO People and Water
Institute for Sustainable WatershedsInstitute for Sustainable Watersheds
Cermelska road 24, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia Tel.Fax: +421 55 799 88 06-7, e-mail: ludiaavoda@ludiaavoda.sk, www.ludiaavoda.skCermelska road 24, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia Tel.Fax: +421 55 799 88 06-7, e-mail: ludiaavoda@ludiaavoda.sk, www.ludiaavoda.sk

20.
©© NGO People and WaterNGO People and Water
Institute for Sustainable WatershedsInstitute for Sustainable Watersheds
Cermelska road 24, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia Tel.Fax: +421 55 799 88 06-7, e-mail: ludiaavoda@ludiaavoda.sk, www.ludiaavoda.skCermelska road 24, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia Tel.Fax: +421 55 799 88 06-7, e-mail: ludiaavoda@ludiaavoda.sk, www.ludiaavoda.sk

21.
THANKS!THANKS!
ĎAKUJEMĎAKUJEM
!!www.waterparadigm.org
E-mail: kravcik.michal@gmail.com