LibGuides: Year 10 Human Wellbeing Inquiry: Water and sanitation

Books from the Library

Below is a selection of books on Water. Browse the Non Fiction shelves for others at call numbers:

333.91 -- Water as a natural resource

363.7 - 363.7394 -- Environmental problems (includes those relating to water)

553.7 -- Water (Earth science)

Global Issues: Water Resources by National Geographic Learning
Call Number: NF 333.9116 WAT
ISBN: 9780736297509
Publication Date: 2014
Explores the ways in which water on Earth has become polluted - and what people around the globe are doing to solve this problem.
Water Crisis by Jared Keen
Call Number: NF 363.6 COH
ISBN: 9781621274414
Publication Date: 2014
Water in Australia by Rachel Dixon
Call Number: NF 333.9100994 DIX
ISBN: 9781925630237
Publication Date: 2018
Discover the role in human history of the hidden, underground water sources across Australia and see how the presence or lack of water has affected our geography, economy and history.
Your Water Footprint by Stephen Leahy
Call Number: NF 333.912 LEA
ISBN: 9781770852952
Publication Date: 2014
Water: Our Most Important Resource by Charles Oakleigh
Call Number: Gale eBook
ISBN: 9780864271563
Publication Date: 2016
How water is used, managed, how it connects people and the effect it has on people, and the effect people have on water.
Water: A Global Perspective (book chapter) by Kim Masters Evans
Call Number: Gale eBook
ISBN: 9781410325624
Publication Date: 2017
Book chapter from Water: A Limited Resource.
Discusses the global stressors on water, climate change and freshwater scarcity, human health and safety, geopolitical issues and international goals to address water issues.

Water around the world 2017. ClickView video. Duration: 15 min.

This program examines rising global water demand and some of the serious issues with inadequate and/or contaminated water supplies, and includes a range of water management case studies from various parts of the world.

Water Scarcity

Water Scarcity Clock - World Data Lab
A web visualisation tool to increase awareness of how many people live in water scarce areas across the globe.
Global water crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help - World Vision
The global water crisis in numbers, the problems and impacts associated with poor water, sanitation and hygiene, and the benefits of clean water and sanitation to children, families and communities.
Facts About Women and Water - GWANet Central Asia
The responsibility of women in developing countries to haul and manage water in households and agriculture.
Solutions to Water Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa Region - FAO
Water scarcity in regions and countries affected by conflict and displacement, and projects which are addressing the issue.

UNFAO 2018. FAO Innovative Approach to Resolve Land and Water Conflict in Yemen (subtitled). Online video, August 29, 2018. Duration: 5 min.

This video is a link from the above article. You can see the severity of the water scarcity in the region and the difficulties in managing the water amid tribal conflict.

Water and the UN's Sustainable Development Goal

Ensure access to water and sanitation for all

is Goal 6 of the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals to transform the world.

Clean Water and Sanitation: Why It Matters (UN)
An easy to read summary of why this goal has been set, the challenges to lack of access to safe water and sanitation, the link between water and climate change.

UN-Water 2018. SDG 6: Ambitious, but not rocket science. Online video, June 29. Duration: 3 min.

Scarcity - UN-Water
Facts and figures relating to water scarcity, the challenges and opportunities. Facts on other water topics such as climate change, water and gender, hand hygiene, disasters and the water-food-energy connection.

The uses of water: Three realities 2014. ClickView video. Duration: 2 min.

The stories of three children on three different continents illustrate how water responsibility affects everyday lives and individual and social wellbeing.