Water pictures - a discussion background

WATER ‐ Prompting with pictures

We start young

We can move it

We can move it

We can move it

We can move it

We can move it

We can disrupt it

We can change systems

We can change landscapes

We can create landscapes

We can create landscapes

We can create landscapes

We can sell it to those who don’t need it

We can use it at the wrong time

We can run out of it

We can sometimes make use of wastage

Degree of influence of various factors on water productivity variations within and between field as measured during field work

Land leveling

Weeds  6%

Salinity

Water deficit

43%

31%

14%

7%

Water logging

Photo Credit: Alexander Platanov

Photo Credit: Alexander Platanov

Photo Credit: Alexander Platanov

Photo Credit: Alexander Platanov

Photo Credit: Alexander Platanov

We can manage it, sometimes

We don’t always like to think about it

We like to play with its results

We like to play with it

Thanks to the Iraq Ministry of Water Resources for a group of people who enthusiastically engage in discussions 

about water use challenges

Material developed for Rural Solutions South Australia and Unihouse, Jordan

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