The Sharqiya Sands Managing Water in Sharqiya Managing
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The Sharqiya Sands Managing Water in Sharqiya
Managing water in Sharqiya Objectives: To understand the meaning of the term ‘water security’ in the context of the Sharqiya Sands region. To gain an appreciation of the complexity inherent with trying to manage water security in a sustainable way. To be able to analyse a number of different sources of information in different formats.
Water Security Find the key words to complete the definition
Water Security The ability to access sufficient quantities of clean water to maintain adequate standards of food and goods production, proper sanitation, and sustainable health care.
Water Security The ability to access sufficient quantities of clean water to maintain adequate standards of food and goods production, proper sanitation, and sustainable health care.
Water Security The ability to access sufficient quantities of clean water to maintain adequate standards of food and goods production, proper sanitation, and sustainable health care.
Water Security The ability to access sufficient quantities of clean water to maintain adequate standards of food and goods production, proper sanitation, and sustainable health care.
Water Security The ability to access sufficient quantities of clean water to maintain adequate standards of food and goods production, proper sanitation, and sustainable health care.
Water Security Now look at the resources you have been given. What issue or issues are highlighted by your information?
DME Feedback In which task do you think you did well? How do you know this or why do you think this? In which task do you think you did not do so well? How do you know this or why do you think this? Was it easy to make your decision about your management plan? What thought processes did you go through to decide which management strategies to include in your plan? Are there any strategies you wish you had been able to include but didn’t? Why did they not get included in your plan? Did you have enough background knowledge to complete the task? Where and what could you have researched further to make a better decision about your management plan?
Managing water in Sharqiya Homework: Research the National Water Resources Master Plan for Oman. How is it similar or different to the management plan you devised in the decision-making exercise?
