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Unit 4: Women and Water Module: Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources
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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.
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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).
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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
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Trinidad’s inconvenient spatial truth
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California!
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Trinidad—Rainwater Harvesting
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Kenya—Sand Dam Construction
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Kenya—Sand dam construction
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Kenya—Sand Dams Build Aquifers
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India—Paths of Contamination
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Women and girls are especially hard-hit by limited access to clean water.
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In 2010, the United Nations affirmed the right to water and sanitation as a basic human right.
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