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What is water governance?
The collaborative work between government, civil society and private sector to make decision on managing water.
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What is the principle of vicinity?
Principle that gives people who live closer to water the precedence in using it than those who live farther away.
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What is land conversion, also known as urbanization?
It's a type of pressure to freshwater that eliminates key components of aquatic environment; causes loss of functions, integrity, habitat and biodiversity; alters runoff patterns; inhibits natural recharge; fills water bodies with silt, etc.
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What's the distribution of salt and freshwater on Earth?
97% salt water, 3% freshwater
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What is sedimentation?
It is the phase of the water treatment process where settles heavy particles settle to the bottom and the clear water moves to filtration.
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What is a Public Private Partnership?
Mechanism that helps improve access to safe water and sanitation services which involves gubernamental and private sectors.
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What is human equality?
It is the water ethic principle that states all persons need to be provided with the basic necessities of life in an equitable basis.
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What is consumptive use of water?
Process in which there is a water loss due to the characteristics of it.
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What is Chapala Lake?
It's the largest lake in México.
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What is rain harvesting?
Water gathered from precipitation and transported to a container to be used afterwards for several purposes.
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What is Sirolli's main idea in order to help people?
Want to help someone? Shut up and listen!!
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What is frugality principle?
This principle establishes that people in the vicinity of water should not use water exceeding their actual needs.
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What is ground water?
It is the main source of water for domestic use in México (69%).
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What are the main parameters to measure water quality?
Physical, chemical and biological parameters.
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What is chlorination?
Disinfection process is the most used woldwide due to its economic price and the safe residue.
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What are OCSAS?
Community organizations for water services and sanitation.
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On the Water Ethics principals what does stewardship means?
"For protection and careful use of water resources is needed for intergenerational and intra-generational equity and promotes the sustainable use of life-enabling ecosystems."
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What is water privatization?
Term that refers to the control or maintenance of water systems and water resources by private entities.
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What is eutrophication?
The process by which a body of water acquires a high concentration of nutrients, especially phosphates and nitrates. These typically promote excessive growth of algae.
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What is one of the main achievements of Sergio Jesús Rico?
He created the solid rain.
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What are the Millennium Development Goals?
They include an anti poverty agenda and are considered the most important international development goals of modern times.
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What's the principle of participation?
It is the water ethics principle that includes the interests of all groups, especially the poor and under-represented groups, in order to be fully represented.
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What is the main worldwide water usage?
Agriculture
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How can you create an artificially recharged aquifer?
Some methods are filling up with effluent, capturing rain water and direct ground water.
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What is ecologic sanitation?
Sanitation method that gives useful nutrients from urine and feces to the environment for food production and avoid pollution.
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