1. What does “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” mean?
a.People have to support each other.
b. Society can evolve but taking care of environment
c. People have to sustain the development
2. Which is a synonymous of “WASTE” ?
a. Garbage
b. West
c. Vast
3. WATER is also known as ‌?
a. The transparent gold.
b. The precious liquid
c. The blue gold.
4. Which is the major Italian lake?
a. Lake Trasimeno.
b. Lake Garda
c. Lake Balaton
5. What does “DOOR-TO-DOOR” WASTE
COLLECTION” mean?
a. The garbage collector goes to each house to collect garbage
b. You can collect your waste near your door.
c. Everyone is free in his own house
6. What is possible to make with 10 recycled
plastic bottles?
a. A big bottle
b. Nothing
c. A pullover
7. What is it?
a. A modern Art Structure
b. A signal used for aircraft movement
c. Something producing energy from wind
Sustainable Development
Development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.“ (The term was used for the first time by the United Nations in 1983)
To protect the environment!
Water
Waste
Renew able Energy
World Water Day 2011: March 22nd
Water = “the blue gold�
Everyone has the right to clean and accessible water !!!
About Water in Italy … Italy is a peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea. Among its 20 regions, there’re only 5 regions without access to the sea. Major subdivisions of the Mediterranean Sea include : •Adriatic Sea, •Tyrrhenian Sea, (the bigger Italian sea) •Ionian Sea •Ligurian Sea.
The Sea
The Rivers
Several rivers but many of them are very short because of the Apennines.
The major ones are in the North and they rise from the Alps ice & snow The major rivers in Italy are: • the Po River
•the Adige River
• the Arno River
The Lakes
Several lakes The bigger ones are in the North because of the Alps
ice & snow • the Lake Garda (the bigger one) •The Lake Como •The Lake Maggiore A lot of lakes are in the Centre, too
tectonic and volcanic lakes • the Lake Trasimeno
Italy has got large quantity of water but Italians use a lot of it !
40 liters per day : of freshwater per person is generally considered to be a necessary minimum to meet needs for drinking and sanitation. 165 liters per day: of freshwater per person is the European average. 215 liters per day of freshwater per person: is the italian average
Italy is in the first place in Europe for water consumption ! And It’s in the third place in the world, after USA and Canada !
Italian Water Consumption:
13%
8%
28%
Toilet Personal hygiene Washing(clothes, plates,etc)
14%
Irrigation
14%
23%
Cooking Losses in water pipe
There are problems for several Italian citizens, particularly in the summer (dry season)
8 % people living in Northern Italy 18% people living in Central Italy 78% people living in Southern Italy
It’s important to reduce the wastage of water !!!
About Waste Problem in Italy ‌
Good practices
Vs
Bad practices
Good practices
The waste separation. ďƒ˜ In
some cities and towns the waste separation is compulsory
2 kinds:
1. With garbage bins in the street
2. With door-to-door waste collection (as in my town)
With different days for different waste
ďƒ˜ In
other cities people can choose for the waste separation or not.
Bad practices
Not to take care of Environment In
some big cities people produce too much waste and they don’t take care of environment
+
There’re some cleaning up problems
Reusing materials ‌
10
840
15
c
1 Kg 1 Kg
Renewable Energy all energy sources capable of being renewed, such as hydroelectricity solar energy plant matter
wind power
tidal power
About Sustainable Energy in Italy‌ Hydroelectricity
The first Italian source of sustainable energy with 2000 hydroelectric power stations (mainly in Northern Italy) They produce 16% of energy demand
Plant Matter
The second Italian source of sustainable energy with 52 incinerators (mainly in Northern and Central Italy) They produce 2,38% of energy demand
Wind Power
The third Italian source of sustainable energy with about 60 wind power stations (mainly in Southern Italy)
they produce 2% of energy demand
Solar Energy
The forth Italian source of sustainable energy with more 40.000 solar energy stations they produce only 0,2% of energy demand
But Italy doesn’t produce energy from tidal power !
We haven't inherited Earth from our parents; instead we have borrowed -Old Indian saying-
her from our children