Unit 4: Women and Water Module: Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources
UNIT GOALS Compare and contrast water scarcity issues facing women in developing countries of the Global South. Use the hydrologic cycle to explain why some people lack access to a reasonable supply of fresh water.
TrinidadKenya India Principles of the hydrologic cycle affect water scarcity and quality in Trinidad, Kenya and India. (Click on the name of the country to access the Google Earth file if desired).
Precipitation (mean monthly value, inches) Trinidad and Tobago Month 2.9January 1.8February 1.4March 2.1April 4.8May 10.3June 10.9July 10.3August 8.3September 8.2October 9.3November 6.4December
Trinidad’s inconvenient spatial truth
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Trinidad—Rainwater Harvesting
Kenya—Sand Dam Construction
Kenya—Sand dam construction
Kenya—Sand Dams Build Aquifers
India—Paths of Contamination
Women and girls are especially hard-hit by limited access to clean water.
In 2010, the United Nations affirmed the right to water and sanitation as a basic human right.