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Fab images of some of the wind catchers of Persia. A way of cooling buildings having been practiced for hundreds of years, often with water at the base of the towers to cool the air further. They are certainly effective, so
Great picture gallery of women plumbers in Jordan women plumbers in Jordan by Amanda Ruggeri. With interviews with the plumbers and background of the water security issues facing the country.
Back in March Cath blogged about the water crisis in Cape Town At that point it was touch and go whether Cape Town would completely run out of water. That scenario has now passed. Heavy rains at the end of June
This fascinating infographic from Nature (an international science journal) proves the adage that every picture paints a thousand words. In a nutshell, red shows the availability of freshwater is going down and blue that the availability is going up. But it’s the
Come and learn how to explain what engineers do in language that is accessible to five to eight year olds with the help of an inquisitive and irrepressible flamingo (Frankie) and her faithful side kick Clarence – the crab who
Three thousand litres of water – that is the amount needed to produce the food each British person eats every day. This is the opening line of a recent article also published on The Conversation. The piece reports on research
Having only just recovered from the million miles I walked when at Glastonbury Festival I am now reminiscing on the delight that was the toilet experience there. With a total of 200,000 festival revellers the toilet queues at Glastonbury can
Dual flush loos are very water smart. As long as you use them in the right way! Download this poster and put it up in your school toilets so that everyone knows how to use one. Download
A worksheet all about toilets! Find out lots of facts about loos including when the flushing loo was first invented, what ‘flushable’ actually means, how a toilet cistern works, which countries have the least number of toilets per head of
Be a water detective and use this worksheet to find out whether you use more or less water than the average person in your bath or shower. Download