What about water – is it calculated in the Ecological Footprint? (pages 12-13) (activity 3)

1. Develop an effective and interesting way to present the information described in paragraph 2 to an audience. Information could be presented graphically (eg. as a pie or bar graph or creatively) (eg. using containers of water where 1 ml = 1000 km3 of water).
2. ‘Although freshwater is not considered a scarce resource globally, much of it is geographically inaccessible or not available throughout the year.’ Explain what you think this statement means?
3. Look at Figure 16. Which 3 countries use the most water per person?

Research activity



• Where are they located and what do they use their water for?
• Are there any similarities between these three countries?
  
  
4. Using the Water Stress legend find out which countries withdraw the most water compared to what is available to them and make a statement about these countries.
5. Australia has the 13th largest water withdrawal volume per person, but according to the table we only use 5% of the water that is available. Why do you think then, that many parts of Australia are currently in drought?
6. Look at Australia’s water withdrawal. Where do we use the greatest amount of water?
7. List as many of the actions and products in your lifestyle that require water. (Hint: think about the food you eat as well)

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