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Using water

Using water

Using water resources
Withdrawing water

Description

Using water involves the deliberate management, allocation, and application of water resources to meet human, agricultural, industrial, and ecological needs. This strategy focuses on ensuring efficient and equitable access, minimizing waste, and preventing over-extraction or contamination. Practical actions include implementing water-saving technologies, recycling and reusing water, optimizing irrigation, and promoting responsible consumption. These measures address problems such as scarcity, pollution, and unequal distribution, supporting sustainable development and ecosystem health.

Implementation

Global water withdrawals are expected to rise 31% by 2020.

Broader

Using resources

Narrower

Using root zone wastewater treatment

Instituting integrated management of water catchments

Increasing efficiency of agricultural water use

Using treated waste water for agriculture

Using precautionary approach to minimize water pollution

Using integrated approaches to environmental infrastructure in informal settlements

Regulating water demand

Withdrawing upstream water

Withdrawing drinking water

Utilizing available freshwater resources

Using water saving techniques in agriculture

Using water for recreation

Using water distribution schemes to increase water retention of grasslands

Using water as a weapon

Using traditional methods for water pollution control

Using solar power to heat water

Using solar power to distill water

Using scavenger wells for removing saline drainage water

Using indigenous methods to maximize local involvement in drinking water supply and sanitation

Using hydrological data to derive water resource estimates for specific areas

Using a participatory approach to water management

Using a city-wide approach to resources management

Recharging aquifers

Limiting water supply

Integrating waste management

Integrating management of city water supplies

Employing underground water supplies

Applying polluter-pays principle

Constrained by

Abstaining from using water

Facilitated by

Increasing water storage capacity

Problem

Lack of water conservation

UIA organization

International Association of Hydrological Sciences

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Metadata

Database

Global strategies

Type

(C) Cross-sectoral strategies

Subject

Hydrology » Water

Content quality

Yet to rate

Language

English

1A4N

V6888

DOCID

13268880

D7NID

197406

Editing link

Official link

https://encyclopedia.uia.org/strategy/using-water

Last update

Dec 3, 2024