Water and environment

In this Unit you will learn:

- how the water footprint is defined and was it shows

- how farming affects the use of water

- how drinking tap water reduces the use of plastic bottles and waste protection

Introduction to the topic:

• The promoting the protection and sustainable utilisation of the water resources is an important goal of the SDGs.
• Every minute, a million plastic bottles are bought around the world and this number will jump another 20 percent by 2021.
• Plastic bottles are one of the most commonly discarded plastic items found on European beaches.
• Schools that are free of single use plastic bottles, play an important role in helping to implement the EU Plastics Strategy.
• Effective education raises awareness of the importance of water and environmental protection.
• Drinking tap water reduces bottled waste