WORKSHOP 2
Water Afteruse – Protecting Health and Ecosystems
Poor sanitation, pollution and abuse of water in upstream areas
have harmful implications for downstream users and ecosystems.
This causes deep concern in many societies, but users turn a
“blind eye” to the “afteruse” part of the water cycle. The human
and ecosystem health costs of this attitude are growing.
Inadequate attention is paid to the source – supply – use – afteruse sequence. After returning to the river system, polluted water affects
raw water sources habitats and aquatic ecosystems. The relative
roles of microbiological, chemical and other pollutants in river
basins have important implications for users and ecosystems’ health.
Strategies are needed for water source protection, river restoration
and pollution abatement. Water source protection and river
restoration have up till now been given less focus in developing countries than in the industrialised ones. Working upstream from
“sink to source” as a mode of analysis could help to control
downstream water quality. Without safe sanitation and pollution abatement, and reuse strategies, rivers and aquatic ecosystems
cannot be maintained or restored to a healthy state.
This workshop will examine: 1) the relative role of different types of pollution in real basin cases, 2) river basin man-agement strategies for river protection and restoration, 3) examples of sink-to-source analyses, and 4) the potential for “working the water cycle backwards” to achieve an integrated approach to improving human and environmental health.
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