Grey water is produced by nonsanitary use of water in the home, such as in dishwashing or showering.
Water cooperation refers to the peaceful management and use of water resources among various players and sectors and at different levels.
Shadow home secretary Ed Balls asked her for information on guidance issued to police on the use of water cannon or rubber bullets.
But many companies do not yet have an energy strategy, let alone broader sustainability strategies to manage the use of water, land, and other resources.
And if Afghanistan's desperately degraded agricultural systems, particularly its use of water, were ever to be modernised, the violent tussle for resources might end anyway.
The use of water as a force against the skin increases sensitivity in its nerve endings and hence makes the subject feel more awake and alert.
In my last post, I talked about how critical clean and efficient use of water is to local economies as well as to our very existence.
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The index combines five measures: available resources, access to water, people's capacity to afford and organise water supplies, use of water for domestic, industrial and environmental purposes, and environmental management.
As for increased use of water metering, the consumer body described the concept as fair but stopped short of supporting the compulsory installation of meters across the whole of England and Wales.
The issues related to water scarcity and judicious use of water was raised in the opening remarks on which the subsequent presentations were made by highly experienced faculty members of CIIT and the UNESCO Water Expert.
Since not all goods consumed in one particular country are produced in that country, the water footprint consists of two parts: use of domestic water resources and use of water outside the borders of the country.
In its United Nations Millennium Declaration, adopted in 2000, the international community made commitments to reduce by half, between 2000 and 2015, the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water and to end the irrational use of water resources.
The current drought has forced disaster declarations in 26 states and a spate of emergency conservation orders, including in Warrenton, where the city ordered residents to stop watering their lawns, shut down commercial car washes and banned and just about every other non-essential use of water.
Human emigration caused by overall environmental degradation (unsustainable use of water and biological resources, unsustainable tourism) is now being addressed through a variety of pilot projects such as sustainable pasture management, ecotourism, the creation of fishing and hunting farms, and the development of alternative power sources.
Communities around the world are affected by the manufacturing of these products, not only because they are growing ever fatter as a result of so much sugar in their lives, but also because the use of water for sugar drinks means communities often go without clean drinking water (which Coke and other companies then sells to them as bottled water).
Another element that mirrors Johnson's efforts on tour: There are free water refill stations to encourage the use of reusable water bottles.
The water footprint includes both the water withdrawn from surface and groundwater and the use of soil water (in agricultural production).
To create that personalized report for each residential customer in the East Bay utility district, WaterSmart will not only use historical records of water use but also real estate, demographic and weather data.
The inspiring thing about building the Plastiki in San Francisco, it that the city has banned the use of Styrofoam, is done with the plastic bag, and has banned the use of bottled water in government-run buildings.
Further complicating the matter is the use of river water upstream for agricultural irrigation.
Richard Kasunic, a southwestern Pennsylvania Democrat who's co-sponsoring legislation to spur the use of mine water in fracking.
Also there was provided guidance on sustainable use of underground water for agricultural, industrial and water needs due to contemporary terms of change of environment.
When it comes to the agriculture sector... we are looking to reduce our consumption, and increasing the use of treated water in those areas as well.
By 2035, Thames Water is expecting people to use 135 litres of water each a day, compared with a previous forecast of 157 litres.
If the tarmac delay is more than an hour, the airline must provide air conditioning, use of toilets and water.
The goal was to convene a meeting of high level experts in transboundary cooperation, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of land and water resources.
Some European regulations will have to be altered in order to ensure the efficient use of energy, water and raw materials, and to protect the natural environment.
Conservation group WWF says the extensive use of cannons drains the water and electricity supplies, and the building of the pipes disfigures the mountain landscape for many years.
But critics of shale gas point to environmental concerns such as high water use and possible water contamination, the release of methane and, to a lesser extent, earth tremors caused by drilling.
At the end of a yearlong education and outreach campaign, participating households reduced energy consumption by an average of 25% and water use by an average of 45%.
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