Water, Use and Management

Water, Use and Management Water, Use and Management Business, Society & Environment Professor Hector R Rodriguez School of Business Mount Ida College

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Part 1 - Hydrologic Cycle ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Hydrologic Cycle

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Regions of Plenty and Regions of Deficit

[object Object],Global Atmospheric Circulation

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Topography

Part 2 - Major Water Compartments Source: Facts and Trends, WBCSD

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Major Water Compartments ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Major Water Compartments ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Major Water Compartments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Major Water Compartments ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Major Water Compartments ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Major Water Compartments ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Part 3 - Water Use ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Water Use ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Quantities of Water Use ,[object Object],How do these countries prosper?

[object Object],Agricultural Water Use ,[object Object],[object Object],Aral Sea

Water Use in Agriculture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Domestic and Industrial Water Use Typical Household Use in the U.S.

Domestic and Industrial Water Use ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Part 4 - Freshwater Shortages ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Freshwater Shortages ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Why the Shortages?

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Why the Shortages? – Price Mechanisms

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Why the Shortages? - Depleting Groundwater ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Aerial picture of Florida sinkhole lakes. Why the Shortages? - Depleting Groundwater

Why the Shortages? – Salt Water Intrusion

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Why the Shortages? – Drought Cycles

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report,” 2007 IPCC on Droughts ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Lake Mead A man stands on the end of a dock that used to lead to the waters of Lake Mead, the largest artificial reservoir in the U.S. (2008). Picture taken near Hoover Dam shows the lake in 2006.

[object Object],[object Object],World Water Report

[object Object],[object Object],Part 5 - Dams and Diversions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Tallest Dam in the world: Rogun in Tajikistan at over 1,000 feet

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Dams and Diversions ,[object Object],Diversion of water from the lake to Los Angeles has shrunk the lake by 1/3, exposing these towers where calcium- rich springs once entered the lake.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Part 6 – Water Management Source: “Business in the World of Water,” World Business Council for Sustainable Development: (2006) ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: “Water Scarcity and Climate Change,” Ceres: (2009) Water Related Business Risks ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Source: “Water Scarcity and Climate Change,” Ceres: (2009) Water Related Business Risks ,[object Object],[object Object]

Blue is fresh water, green is rain water, gray is wastewater Impact by Industry Source: “Water Scarcity and Climate Change,” Ceres: (2009)

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What Can Companies Do To Manage Risk? Source: “Water Scarcity and Climate Change,” Ceres: (2009)

Geographic Information Systems Measure Water Footprint

Source: “Making Every Drop Count,” National Resources Defense Council: (2009) Available Technologies for Increasing Efficiency

Sidebar - Water Stewardship at Coca Cola

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Part 7 - If All Else Fails - Increasing Water Supplies ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Summary and Conclusion

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