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Water scarcity in Algeria
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Water scarcity in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria is a North African country with a Mediterranean coastline and a Saharan desert interior. Its capital city is Algiers and has a population of 43.05 million people. It has the size of 2.382 million km².
Coastline of the city Algiers
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Map of Algeria
Algeria's flag
Algerian desert
what is water scarcity?
The absence of water or inadequate safe water in any geographic area for humans and environmental use.
Nature of water scarcity
Nature of water scarcity
Algeria has 95% arid land and 80% desert. Water is naturally source here because it has minimal seasonal rainfall. Algeria's coastal and northern mountains have a Mediterranean climate with rainy winters, and warm summers. The Sahara's temperatures range from –10° to 34° C or to 49° C.
Factors contributing to water scarcity
factors contributing to water scarcity
The issues of water scarcity don't come drought but from the mass migration of rural Algerians to the cities. 60% of Algerians live in urban areas. As a result Algerian cities, like Oran and its capital, Algiers, are experiencing huge structural water shortages. Pollution and population are the primary cause for water scarcity in Algeria.
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Latitude and longitude of the capital city of Algeria
where Algeria is
Algiers
36.7538° N, 3.0588° E
Algeria is in north Africa it is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea in north, Tunisia in northeast, Libya in east, Morocco in west, Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali in southwest, and by Niger in the southeast.
Maps
water resource maps
How does water scarcity impact people?
How does water scarcity impact people?
What is the world health organization minimum requirement of water use per person per day?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between 50 and 100 liters of water per person per day are needed to ensure that most basic needs are met and few health concerns arise.
How does your countries water usage compare to Australia’s water usage?
Algeria's per capita water availability is less than 300 cubic meters per year,and Australia uses 100,000L per capita per year.
Impacts of water scarcity in Algeria
Water scarcity impacts
Social impacts of water scarcity
social
The social impacts of water scarcity is that it affects families and their communities. Without clean, easily accessible water, they can become locked in poverty for generations. Children drop out of school and parents struggle to make a living.
Environmental impacts of water scarcity
Environmental
The resulting water overuse that is related to water scarcity, often located in areas of irrigation agriculture, harms the environment in several ways including increased salinity, nutrient pollution, and the loss of floodplains and wetlands.
Economic impacts of water scarcity
economic
Economic impacts of scarcity can lead to food shortages while raising commodity prices thereby hindering trade with developing economies and in the long run cause civil unrest.
What management strategies are being implemented to manage issues that have been identified
Water management
To manage water pollution the Algeria government has put up several laws. The first of these laws was made in 1983 for the protection of the environment. Fines and other penalties are put on polluters. Management strategies for overpopulation is more improved water structures and water plants .
Actions to stop water scarcity
What actions can be taken in response to water scarcity?
- Education and what is happening
- New Conservation Technologies.
- Recycle mostly all water.
- Improve Irrigation and Agriculture Water Use.
- Water Pricing.
- Energy Efficient water Plants.
- Rain Water Harvesting.
- Community Governance and Partnerships.
Non - government
Actions the government, non government organisations and community are doing.
Suze
There objectives are
- re-establish a 24-hour high quality water distribution service
-ramp up the management and operation of sewerage systems
-upgrade and sustainable manage water and sewerage infrastructures and facilities.
The Algerian government has invested for new dams for better rain catchment capabilities. The Algerian government has also developed a new source of water which is desalination technology. Desalination technology is a unlimited water source.
Government
To help with water scarcity the combination of reverse osmosis technology and improved water infrastructure.
Also the Magtaa Desalination Plant which has helped with fresh water provides drinking water to 5 million people
How Algeria has provided more fresh water
What are some possible solutions that the government of Algeria can implement?
Some of the possible solutions that the government of Algeria can implement are more desalination technology and water infrastructure. The government can also help recycle water and have less water waste.
Solutions to water scarcity in Algeria
costs
What are the costs involved in managing the issue?
To build a desalination plant it costs $80 million dollars to build and a large plant. To run a desalination plant it costs $68.6 million more per year to operate a desalination plant.
water infrastructure
water infrastructure
It depends how much water you want for water infrastructure ranging from the amount of pipes you want.
water recycling
water recycling costs
To build a water recyling station it costs aboout $1.5 million dollars to start it up and have everything built and done.
Small scale alternatives
Can you think of any alternatives to the water scarcity problem that can be implemented on a smaller scale?
Not really only, to use less waste water from your home to water your garden, make sure there is no water leaks, reduce a lot of water usage and to store water in a water tank.
How individuals and communities help mange the issue
How can communities and individuals manage the issue?
- Use less waste water from your home to water your garden
- Make sure there is no water leaks
- Reduce a lot of water usage
- Store water in a water tank
Websites used
- https://www.google.com/search?q=why+is+water+scarcity+a+problem+in+algeria&rlz=1C1GCEB_enAU886AU887&oq=why+is+water+scarcity+a+problem+in+algeria&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i22i29i30.12778j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Algiers
- https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+water+scarcity&rlz=1C1GCEB_enAU886AU887&oq=what+is+water+scarcity&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l9.5131j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
- https://www.google.com/search?q=algeria&rlz=1C1GCEB_enAU886AU887&oq=Algeria&aqs=chrome.0.0i355i433j46i433j69i59j0j69i60j69i65j69i60l2.2238j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria
- https://www.google.com/search?q=algeria+climate+desert&safe=strict&rlz=1C1GCEB_enAU886AU887&ei=r9lTYPT-FtKH9QOX-6DQCw&oq=algeria+climate+desert&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBQghEKABMgUIIRCgAToHCAAQsAMQQzoHCC4QsAMQQzoCCAA6BggAEBYQHjoHCCEQChCgAVCSywRYx-QEYJfoBGgBcAJ4AIABpgOIAb0PkgEJMC40LjIuMC4ymAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesgBCsABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=0ahUKEwi0kvGi97rvAhXSQ30KHZc9CLoQ4dUDCA0&uact=5
- https://www.google.com/search?q=algeria+climate&rlz=1C1GCEB_enAU886AU887&oq=algeria+climate&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i59j0l3j69i65j69i60l2.6020j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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- https://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/pdf/human_right_to_water_and_sanitation_media_brief.pdf
- https://fanack.com/algeria/geography/
Bibliography
- https://www.waterlogicaustralia.com.au/blog/reduce-water-scarcity/
- https://www.circleofblue.org/2010/world/experts-name-the-top-19-solutions-to-the-global-freshwater-crisis/
- https://isi-water.com/solving-water-scarcity/
- https://www.waterworld.com/international/desalination/article/16201086/coping-with-water-scarcity
- https://www.suez.com.au/en-au/our-offering/success-stories/water/algiers-water-management-and-customer-relations