water resources in taiwan

Wun-Shan Senior High School

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The water resources conditionsin Taiwan.

How should we do to treasure water resources?

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Earth contains 75% of water.Earth contains 75% of water.Fresh water only accounts for Fresh water only accounts for 0.25%0.25% of of

the total amount.the total amount.

Innate Disadvantages Rivers of Taiwan flow rapidly

Silt content is large.Rainfall is ok but uneven allocation of time

Water Pollution  Over-exploitation of land water 

Lack of water conservation Struggle for land and water

Intrusion into the riverDomestic, industrial, agricultural, garbage and other pollution

Improper use of water resources

Sometimes arid,Sometimes arid,sometimes floods!sometimes floods!

Effects of Global WarmingUneven distribution of rainfall spaceUneven distribution of rainfall space----

due to climate change, drought in the south is even worse.

Rainfall time and uneven distribution-- Rainfall time and uneven distribution-- Rainfall concentrates in the central part of TW. We should

build adverse water resource conservations.

Only about Only about 18%18% of the use of rive of the use of river runoff!r runoff!

The proportion of agricultural waterThe proportion of agricultural water accounts accounts for 70% in Taiwan. for 70% in Taiwan.

Taiwanese per capita average distribution of rainfall is Taiwanese per capita average distribution of rainfall is only 1/7 of the world’s average, which indicates Taiwan is relatively a only 1/7 of the world’s average, which indicates Taiwan is relatively a

water-scarce country.water-scarce country.

The Distribution of Water in the WorldThe Distribution of Water in the World

Location or typeLocation or typeWater (in Water (in millions of cubic millions of cubic kilometers)kilometers)

The total The total percentage ofpercentage of

OceanOcean 13.3813.38 97.2%97.2%

Inland saltInland salt 0.110.11 0.008%0.008%

Glaciers and Glaciers and permafrostpermafrost 29.6729.67 2.15%2.15%

Rivers and lakesRivers and lakes 0.12420.1242 0.009%0.009%

GroundwaterGroundwater 8.78.7 0.63%0.63%

Soil waterSoil water 0.0690.069 0.005%0.005%

AtmosphereAtmosphere 0.010.01 0.001%0.001%

TotalTotal 13.8113.81 100.0%100.0%

How should we do How should we do to treasure water to treasure water

resources?resources?

Establish the sense of crisis in the Establish the sense of crisis in the water shortages water shortages through a variety of

education

Strengthen the protection of water resources

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　　　　　　 Promote water conservation Promote water conservation activelyactively

　　　 Such as a shower to replace take bath in the tub or reuse the rainwater

⊹⊱ ⊹⊱ Conserve water--Conserve water--everyone’ everyone’ responsibility ⊰⊹responsibility ⊰⊹

Reuse Rainwater*

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Install water saving devices in the sink.Install water saving devices in the sink.

  and posting water conservation label .and posting water conservation label .

Advocacy activities→ Advocacy activities→

If If we don’t treasure water we don’t treasure water resourcesresources

WeWe willwill..........

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