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Contents

Project Information .................................................................................................................................... 2

Contents ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Key Symbols ................................................................................................................................................ 4

General Objective of the Module ............................................................................................................... 5
Learning Objectives ................................................................................................................................ 5
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 7

2. Properties of Water ............................................................................................................................ 7
2.1. Three States of Water ................................................................................................................ 7

2.2. Water Cycle ................................................................................................................................ 8
3. Water resources on Earth ................................................................................................................ 10
4. Relationship between Humans and Water ...................................................................................... 13

4.1. Water in our body .................................................................................................................... 13
4.2. Daily water use and consumption ............................................................................................ 15
3 4.3. Sources of water pollution ....................................................................................................... 17

5. Challenges ahead .............................................................................................................................. 18

5.1. Water resource management (WRM) ...................................................................................... 18
5.2. Water security .......................................................................................................................... 19

5.3. Water crisis ............................................................................................................................... 21
5.4. Sustainable Development Goals 6 ............................................................................................ 22
5.5. Water conservation .................................................................................................................. 24

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information contained therein.