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T.Tilley my dad👍

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18/4/2022
Our group are using safari and probably Google or Chrome 🫥

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Problems with not having clean / contanimated water plus poor sanitation are connected to diseases such as : diarrhoea , dysentry and hepatitis .

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This country’s in a hunger problem in this six countries people are dying of starvation so how can we prevent this problem🤔

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Russia northern side had a very bad oil steym it happens around half a hour every day and makes it unsafe to swim but a lot of people are risking their lives just to stop it from spreading to other beaches and ocean and life below!👎

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The deepwater horizon 20-April-2010 206 million oil slipped 

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The deepwater horizon 20-April-2010 206 million oil slipped 

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The deepwater horizon was a oil rig that it famous for blowing up and American great natural disasters the main reason why it blow up because they didn’t put enough pressure in to this machine that kept the oil and flammable gas leading to its blowing up and some reporters saw some of oil from the deepwater horizon oil in 2012.

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The 14      Largest Oil Spills in history 

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The global thirst for crude oil for transportation, heating, plastic production, and the like have resulted in thousands of oil spills over the years. According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which tracks spills throughout the U.S. and abroad, almost 200 incidents have occurred annually for many years running.

Spills can be as small as a dozen gallons or as big as several million gallons. The largest oil spills can wipe out entire species and make an ecosystem uninhabitable for decades. Oil spills come with environmental consequences that impact animals and people alike.

It's impossible to predict just how much damage a spill can cause based solely on number of gallons. Take the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 for example. Although the volume of that spill seems minor compared to others (11 million gallons versus the Persian Gulf oil spill's 380 to 520 gallons), it was widely considered to be the worst oil spill in history before 2010's Deepwater Horizon incident. That's because the oil washed onto 1,300 miles of Alaskan coastline and had a catastrophic impact on wildlife and the environment. Volume plays just a small role in the impact.

Here are 14 of the biggest oil spills in history and their oft-ongoing impact on marine environments.

1. Persian Gulf Oil Spill

The worst oil spill in history was the Persian Gulf oil spill, also called the Arabian Gulf or Gulf War oil spill because it was used as a defense tactic. In January of 1991, Iraqi forces attempted to prevent American soldiers from landing on their shores by opening valves at an offshore oil terminal and dumping oil from tankers. The oil resulted in a four-inch-thick oil slick that spread across 4,000 square miles of the Persian Gulf.

Oil continued to spill into the Gulf at a rate of 6,000 barrels a day for three months. By the end of July, most of it had been removed even though wartime conditions hindered cleanup efforts. Oil continued to seep into the water from coastal sediments for a year.

2. BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill is officially the largest accidental spill in world history. It began when an oil well a mile below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico blew out, causing an explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon rig. The explosion killed 11 people.

BP made several unsuccessful attempts to plug the well, but oil flowed at a rate as high as 2.5 million gallons a day until the well was capped on July 15, 2010. Oil gushed from the broken well for more than 85 days, oiled 572 miles of Gulf shoreline, and killed hundreds of birds and marine life. The long-term effects of the oil and the 2 million gallons of dispersant used on this fragile ecosystem remain unknown, but experts say they could devastate the Gulf coast for decades to come.

3. Ixtoc I Oil Spill

Like the BP Deepwater Horizon fiasco, the Ixtoc I oil spill didn't involve a tanker but rather an offshore oil well. Pemex, a state-owned Mexican petroleum company, was drilling an oil well when a blowout occurred. The oil ignited, and the drilling rig collapsed. Oil began gushing out of the well into the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of 10,000 to 30,000 barrels a day for almost an entire year before workers were finally able to cap it.

The oil from this spill swept onto sandy beaches and into mangroves, coastal lagoons, and rivers. It had a tremendous impact on marine life, including octopuses, Kemp's ridley turtles, and shrimp.

4. Atlantic Empress Oil Spill

The Greek oil tanker Atlantic Empress was caught in a tropical storm off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago when it collided with another tanker, the Aegean Captain. The Atlantic Empress caught fire, killing 26 sailors, and the Aegean Captain began leaking oil. It continued to leak oil gradually over the next few days, even as it was being towed to Curacao.

The fiery Atlantic Empress was towed toward the open sea to give vessels easier access to fight the fire. It sank into the deep water slowly over the following two weeks. After it capsized, the remaining cargo solidified.

5. Komi Pipeline Oil Spill

A poorly maintained pipeline caused this massive oil spill in the Komi province of Russia. The pipeline had been leaking for eight months, but a dike contained the oil until sudden cold weather caused the dike to collapse. Millions of gallons of accumulated oil were released and spread across 170 acres of streams, fragile bogs, and marshland.

Annual flooding threatened to wash the oil into the Kolva and Pechora Rivers, which empty into the Arctic Ocean. Earthen dams were constructed to contain the spill, but the next spring, they failed under the pressure of thawed ice. The oil released into the Kolva River as a result made it uninhabitable for aquatic life.

6. Castillo de Bellver Oil Spill

The Castillo de Bellver, a Spanish tanker traveling from the Persian Gulf to Spain, caught fire 70 miles north west of Cape Town in 1983. It drifted into the open sea, ultimately breaking in two 25 miles off the coast. The ship's stern sank along with the estimated 100 million tons of oil it was carrying. The bow section was towed and deliberately sunk later.

The oil drifted toward the shore at first but quickly changed direction with the wind. After the spill, some 1,500 oil-affected gannets were collected from a nearby island. Within the first 24 hours, there were reports of black rain over crops and sheep grazing lands, but the impact of the spill were considered to be overall negligible. No cleanup was conducted save some dispersant spraying.

7. ABT Summer Oil Spill

This ABT tanker ship detonated inexplicably off the coast of Angola, discharging massive amounts of oil into the ocean. Five of the 32 crew members on board died in the incident. A large slick covering an area of 80 square miles spread around the tanker and burned for three days before the ship sank on June 1, 1991. Subsequent efforts to locate the wreckage were unsuccessful.

The environmental impact of the spill is believed to have been minimal considering it occurred in the high seas, where waves can break up the oil.

8. Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill

The Amoco Cadiz-a "very large crude carrier" or VLCC-was caught in a winter storm that damaged the ship's rudder. The ship put out a distress call, and although several ships responded, none were able to prevent the ship from running aground. Its steering wheel failed, causing the vessel to collide with the Portsall Rocks off the coast of Brittany.

The supertanker broke in half, sending a reported 194 million gallons of oil into the English Channel. The resulting slick spanned 18 miles wide and 80 miles long. Studies following the accident reported "massive mortalities" among intertidal crabs, nereid worms, molluscs, and limpets. More than 3,200 dead birds representing 30 species were recovered. The environmental affects of the Amoco Cadiz lasted decades.

9. MT Haven Tanker Oil Spill

This oil tanker exploded and sank off the coast of Italy, killing six people and leaking its remaining oil into the Mediterranean for 12 years. The source of the explosion was thought to be the ship's poor state of repair. Supposedly, the Haven was scrapped after being hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, but was put back into operation.

Authorities attempted to tow the vessel to the coast to reduce the affected area, but the bow broke in the towing process, and the ship sank by April 14. Following the spill, fisheries along the coast of France and Italy suffered for decades from the pollution.

10. Odyssey Oil Spill

The Liberian tanker Odyssey was carrying 132 metric tons of crude oil when it became caught in an Atlantic storm. Having endured 25-foot waves and 50-mph winds, an explosion occurred on board and split the ship in two. More than 40 million gallons of oil spilled out of the vessel, covering an area of 30 square miles about 700 nautical miles off the coast of Newfoundland.

No cleanup efforts were made because the spill occurred so far from shore. The spill reportedly had a large effect on the local krill population, which impacted the food chain for years.

11. The Sea Star Oil Spill

The South Korean supertanker Sea Star collided with a Brazilian tanker, the Horta Barbosa, off the coast of Oman on the morning of December 19, 1972. The vessels caught fire after the collision and the crew abandoned ship. Although the Horta Barbosa was extinguished in a day, the Sea Star sank into the Gulf on December 24 following several explosions.

No response actions or cleanup efforts were implemented following the spill, and its impact on wildlife is unknown.

12. Nowruz Oil Field Spill

The Nowruz Oil Field spill occurred because a tanker collided with a rig. The weakened rig was closed, and it collapsed upon impact, spewing oil into the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran. The Nowruz Oil Field was located in an Iraq/Iran combat zone during wartime, which prevented the leak from being capped quickly. Oil spilled out of the rig at a rate of 63,000 gallons per day.

A month after the spill occurred, Iraqi forces attacked both the leaking rig and another nearby platform. Both caught fire and leaked a reported 30 million gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf by the time they were capped by Iranians in September.

13. The Torrey Canyon Oil Spill

The Torrey Canyon was one of the first big supertankers. Although the ship was originally built to carry 60,000 tons, it was enlarged to a 120,000-ton capacity, and that's the amount the ship was carrying when it hit a reef off the coast of Cornwall.

The spill, called "the world's first major supertanker disaster," created an oil slick measuring 270 square miles, contaminating 180 miles of coastland. Tens of thousands of sea birds and enormous numbers of aquatic animals were killed before the spill was finally contained.

Toxic solvent-based cleaning agents were used by Royal Navy vessels to try to disperse the oil, but that didn't work very well and instead caused a great deal of environmental damage. It was then decided to set fire to the ocean and burn away the oil by dropping bombs.

14. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

When the Exxon Valdez supertanker hit a reef off the Alaskan coast, 11 of its cargo tanks ruptured, dumping 11 million gallons of crude into Prince William Sound. The spill could have been much worse, considering the Valdez was carrying 53 million gallons; still, though, it wreaked havoc on the ecosystem.

Responders found carcasses of more than 35,000 birds and 1,000 sea otters, which was considered to be a fraction of the animal death toll because carcasses typically sink to the seabed. It's estimated that 250,000 seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles, and up to 22 killer whales died along with billions of salmon and herring eggs.

The Exxon Valdez oil spill was so damaging it prompted the Oil Pollution Act, aimed to increase federal oversight of oil extraction and hold companies financially accountable for spill events. The repaired Exxon Valdez was renamed the SeaRiver Mediterranean, and, although it is banned from Alaskan waters, the tanker still carries oil around the world. Meanwhile, oil from the spill remains a few inches below the surface on many of Alaska's beaches.

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The global thirst for crude oil for transportation, heating, plastic production, and the like have resulted in thousands of oil spills over the years. According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which tracks spills throughout the U.S. and abroad, almost 200 incidents have occurred annually for many years running.

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Even when you have enough food polluted water and inadequate toilets facilities can cause malnutrition especially in children.

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https://www.circleofblue.org/2015/world/report-water-sanitation-integral-to-ending-world-hunger/

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In reducing poverty, we know clean water with decent hygiene are very effective. Clean water and sanitation can help save lives along with economic growth.

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Since water pollution can drain oxygen , it suffocates plants under the sea and life on land because again, the lack of it . This creates zones where life is pretty much devoided for animals. -Julianna

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https://www.worldvision.com.au/global-issues/work-we-do/climate-change/clean-water-sanitation

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When poor farmers have a bad crop month they can’t feed there family or can’t sell their crops so how can we prevent this problem ?🤔

This took some inspiration form the boy that scare the loins .

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Using pictures to tell what we’re saying on the topic that we are talking about

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Thinking about taking action by meeting up and doing a beach cleanup.

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When shop’s use sanazer to clean of germs but the people that don’t have much cleaner water they will get ill and bacteria will infect the people and that a kind of big problem so can we prevent this one?

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Stay on task 📝

Cooperate and collaborate

Share ideas 💡

Communicate with each other 🗣

Stay calm 😌

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https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/drinking-water

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22/4/2022
To get a mentor you have to email them or they choose. As for who chose us we got miss shabana🎉

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How water pollution can lead up to scarcity of clean water🏜

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•The main problem with UAE’S water problem locally is clean water for communities . Since water isn’t safe and secure for communities in Dubai / UAE , people are suffering from the scarcity and pollution. -Julianna

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In the Philippines fishermen rely on the Manila bay for fish for food and money. Because of the pollution many fishes are dying, making it hard for the fishermen because there is no fish.

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Water crisis’ in Cape Town October 9 -2019

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Water crisis’ in Cape Town October 9 -2019

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Some reports from News24, say that people in poverty don’t have enough water for cleaning and for other essential needs. Since they saw this they deployed 250,000 water management dives in areas of poverty.

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The people of South African should be aware to not plastic or plastic cups .

They should try to reuse the water that polluted if that’s possible?

Also we should in prove on property their water might have been infected use more cleaner water from the reuse water.

Lower water prices some people can’t buy water😢

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In 1991 of coast of Italy a oil tanker blow up and killing 6 people in the process ,most people said seems of the ship blowing up of its poor repair system, and also the ship slipped 44 million oil  and oil lived on for 12 year’s! Poisoning it’s water.
But there was a reason it blow up people say in Iran-Iraq war a missile some time later MT Haven was back in shape but it sunk in April 14 leaving franc and Italy water’s!
Dude…uncool

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The presentation golf oil slip -January-1991 380 to 520 million oil slipped 

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The presentation golf oil slip -January-1991 380 to 520 million oil slipped 

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The Iraqi were preventing the American soldiers from landing on shore so preasntion army sinked 4’000 oil tankers and that is history worst oil slip in well history.

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Ixtoc I oil slip June 3,1979 140 million oil slipped 

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Ixtoc I oil slip June 3,1979 140 million oil slipped 

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The horizon faisco near the Mexican water and their drill was ooccered and the oil and the gas started gashing out and 10,000 to 30,000 oil and gas spreading to batches and another places the oil stoped one year later and that was a big for Mexican grommet they had to clean their mess after they polluted their waters! Dude…uncool.

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A Greek oil tanker called the Atlantic empress was caught in a storm near  coast Trinidad and Tobago and when hit with another oil tanker 26 died and 90 million oil was spilled out and also set to a blaze

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What is water pollution?

What are the causes of water pollution?

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How water pollution is affecting the scarcity of water

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What can we do to prevent water pollution?

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https://www.google.ae/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwi69YLYx7P3AhWr4IUKHdd-AawQFnoECA8QAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netregs.org.uk%2Fenvironmental-topics%2Fwater%2Fpreventing-water-pollution%2Fcauses-of-water-pollution%2F&usg=AOvVaw38H3gmtV6aioCKNT1ualV4

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•Clean the oil slip a immediately
•Marking the slips era and the wet era to.
•Also clean the tank holding the and also the dedris

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Human actions causes water pollution

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Water pollution leads to a scarcity of clean water

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Humans are responsible to prevent scarcity of water

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1 : Beach Cleanup

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https://borgenproject.org/clean-water-in-south-africa/

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5 Facts About Access to Clean Water in South Africa - The Borgen Project

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A closer look at the water situation in South Africa provides more insight into access to clean water in South Africa, with a specific focus on Cape Town.

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https://www.greenpeace.org/africa/en/blogs/49015/what-are-the-causes-and-effects-of-water-pollution-in-africa/

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Nathalie Wamja, a Greenpeace activist and volunteer, clears plastic waste from a flooded river in Douala, Cameroon. Image: Greenpeace Africa

What is causing water pollution, and what is the effect of water pollution on at-risk communities and ecosystems in Africa?

Water pollution in Africa is being caused by humans. There's no denying it.

The very species that is so dependent on safe and clean water is the species that is causing freshwater sources to be polluted. But what is water pollution? Broadly defined, water pollution is the process of foreign substances entering a water body (either above or below ground) and in the process causing the water to be unusable or toxic to the ecosystem in which it is located.

The effects of water pollution are catastrophic: Plant and animal life suffers, and so do vulnerable people and communities. Hold your government to account and make sure that all Africans have access to clean, healthy water HERE.

Make no mistake. Access to clean, healthy water is a fundamental human right. Clean water is essential to life but it is a scarce resource in Africa. The causes of water pollution, and its effects on people, flora and fauna, is currently one of the biggest environmental threats to Africa.

Unfortunately, water pollution in Africa is on the rise:

The waters of Lake Victoria and Lake Nakuru in Kenya are being choked to death by pollution. This is being caused by agricultural contaminants, raw sewage, plastic and nutrient-dense fish waste.

In South Africa, water pollution is threatening the people and ecology surrounding the UmBilo river in KwaZulu Natal. This pollution is even causing the colour of the water itself to change and killing plant and animal species that call the river home.

What are the types of water pollution?
Water pollution through plastic waste
Plastic pollution in Africa is a political issue. Every year, thousands of tons of plastic waste is shipped into countries like South Africa and Kenya from the Global North, where most of it finds its way into fragile river and dam ecosystems, causing water pollution. Africa's coastlines are also being threatened by water pollution. Kenyan authorities are struggling with a massive rise in illegal dumping of plastic waste in the Indian Ocean, a situation exacerbated by the huge amounts of plastic-polluted water that flows into the sea via rivers and tributaries choked with plastic bottles and other single-use plastic items. Water pollution caused by plastic affects marine life most acutely. Many sea-dwelling animals choke to death on microplastics, mistaking them for food. Nathalie Wamja, a Greenpeace Africa volunteer based in Douala, Cameroon, is intimately aware of the effects of water pollution by plastic on her community. She is spearheading a #breakfreefromplastic campaign designed to audit the sources of the plastic waste that is causing harm to her community and economy through the regular flooding of waterways in Douala.

"What we need is a total ban on the production of plastic packaging, and we must systematically apply the ban on the import of plastic packaging." - Nathalie Wamja

Every year, residents of Douala, Cameroon, experience dangerous flooding due to plastic pollution blocking the drainage during the country's rainy seasons. Video: Greenpeace Africa

​Plastic pollution is water pollution. Convince the South African government to join over 70 other African countries that support the Global Plastic Treaty HERE.
Water pollution through mining
Mining processes, such as hydraulic fracturing (or fracking as it's commonly known), rely heavily on water and are one of the major causes of water pollution. Water mixed with chemical pollutants, sand and other substances is pumped under high pressure into deep underground wells in order to release naturally-occurring oil and gas for energy. This wastewater is stored in tanks where it often leaks out into groundwater, polluting it and making it unfit for human consumption. Sometimes, the polluted water will simply be drilled down further into the rock, where it causes additional harm. Water pollution can also be caused by underground fracking wells not being sealed effectively. This water pollution threat is right on our doorstep: ReconAfrica, a Canadian oil and gas company, is planning on causing untold harm to the Okavango Delta by polluting the water that multitudes of plants, animals and humans rely on for life. The effects of water pollution by fracking in this environmentally sensitive area will be devastating to vulnerable local Khoe San populations who call the Okavango Delta their home.

Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) causing water pollution from a working open-pit coal mine in Witbank, South Africa. Image: Greenpeace
© Graeme Williams / Panos / Greenpeace

Water pollution through agriculture

Industrial-scale farming that makes heavy use of agrochemicals causes severe water pollution in developing countries. As the worldwide demand for food grows exponentially, farmers are under pressure to grow crops faster and are moving away from organic, sustainable farming practices. In the process, they are compromising their health and the health of their communities by causing water pollution through the introduction of pesticides and excess nitrogen from fertilizers into rivers, streams and water tables. There is evidence that proves intensive dairy farming in particular contributes to water pollution by releasing excessive nitrogen into groundwater tables and water bodies via the introduction of synthetic, nitrogen-rich fertilisers. Farm animals that feed on nitrogen-rich plants make the problem worse by producing excessive amounts of nitrogen-laden waste that causes water pollution. The effects of this polluted water, full of harmful chemicals, are most severe on babies and children, who rely on clean water for healthy development. Time-honoured, ecological and environmentally-friendly farming techniques such as contour and furrow trenches prevent the runoff of water from farming activities into surrounding rivers, where excess fertilizer and pesticides cause water pollution.

Water pollution through untreated sewage

Africa's fragile infrastructure is struggling to keep up with its burgeoning population, and the effects of this are being seen most clearly in the massive rise in water pollution which is slowly killing water bodies throughout Africa. Amos Wemanya, a Greenpeace Africa campaigner based in Nairobi, Kenya, has outlined how raw human effluent is slowly poisoning lakes in Kenya and Uganda. This water pollution is causing fish species to die off in massive numbers, thus having a catastrophic effect on the food chain as local populations rely on these water bodies for survival and their livelihoods. Wemanya has outlined how flooding has exacerbated the already dire situation, with huge amounts of sewage flowing into Lake Victoria and Lake Nakuru via rivers and tributaries, causing additional water pollution. The effects of this water pollution are also being felt by the plants, animals and birds that call these areas home, and draw thousands of tourists to Kenya each year. Through this process, Wemanya argues that water pollution is also causing economic growth to stagnate.

"Fishing communities around Lake Victoria and Nakuru are losing their livelihoods. The lives and health of consumers who depend on the Lake Victoria and Nakuru fish are at risk." - Amos Wemanya

How and why is water in Africa being polluted?

Polluted water sources are a huge issue needing urgent attention in Africa, where human activity such as farming, mining and deforestation, combined with inefficient infrastructure, corrupt governments and foreign industries operating without any accountability contribute to water pollution. Africa's population is expanding at a rapid rate, and crumbling infrastructure is struggling to keep up with the demand placed upon it by expanding urban centres. Water pollution through the dumping of waste into nearby water bodies is the inevitable result as communities are not provided with alternative means of disposal.

The deforestation of Africa's precious green lungs in Cameroon and the Congo Basin are also major causes of water pollution. The effects of deforestation on water pollution include an increase in soil erosion as the natural vegetation is stripped away and silt and other impurities end up in rivers and streams, where they cause water pollution and compromise the quality of clean water for both animals and people living in these areas.

"...the profiteers of such decisions are never the communities - but always a small group of self-serving elites." Sylvie Djacbou Deugoue, Greenpeace Africa campaigner in Cameroon.

Prevent water pollution through deforestation and protect the fragile Congo Basin Forest by SIGNING THIS PETITION and halt the destruction of the Ebo Forest in Cameroon by adding your name HERE.
Where are some of Africa's biggest water pollution problems?
The Okavango Delta, Botswana

In 2020, ReconAfrica made news by announcing that it would commence fracking at the headwaters of the Okavango Delta river system in Namibia, and the Tsodilo Hills in Botswana. The disastrous effects of fracking gas on water pollution have been outlined above, and if allowed to go ahead, this will cause irreparable damage to vulnerable people that inhabit the area of the Okavango Delta, in addition to the flora and fauna that inhabit this biodiverse region. Perhaps most importantly, the Okavango Delta is the only source of permanent water in this area of Southern Africa, with plant and animal life carefully acclimated to the annual flooding of the marshlands and plains in the dry season. Water pollution caused by fracking would have serious long-term effects on the Okavango Delta.

Make sure that Hage Geingob, the Namibian president, knows how serious the consequences of fracking in the Okavango Delta would be by writing him an email.

A resident of the Okavango Delta area in Botswana preparing the edible roots of water lilies for food. Image: Greenpeace Africa

The UmBilo river system, South Africa

An unnatural blue colour tainting the water of the UmBilo river, caused by uncontrolled water pollution. Image: Greenpeace Africa

The water in the UmBilo river system in Durban's eThekwini municipality is shockingly polluted. This is due to years of unchecked pollution from industry and inefficient and degraded sewage infrastructure resulting in raw sewage causing the water system to be polluted. The water pollution is so bad that the water itself has changed colour. Not only is the health of the surrounding communities being affected by this water pollution, but ecologically sensitive biospheres along the path of the UmBilo river system are also being threatened. Greenpeace Africa is partnering with the UmBilo River Watch community group to raise awareness of the causes and effects of this water pollution on vulnerable communities and ecosystems.

Force the Department of Water and Sanitation and the mayor of Durban to do something about this HERE.

Nam Lolwe (Lake Victoria), Kenya

Hundreds of communities in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania rely on this massive freshwater lake for survival, but the future of the lake is threatened. Runoff of pesticides and fertiliser from nearby farming activities, raw sewage from villages on the lake shoreline, and mining effluent are all causing water pollution. The effects of this water pollution are being felt most acutely by the people who live on the lake shoreline and rely on the waters of the lake for food, but ironically also contribute to the cause of the water pollution through fishing methods that contaminate the water of the lake.

Hold the National Environment Management Authority and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry accountable for the causes and effects of the pollution of Lake Victoria's water HERE.
Who is causing water pollution?
South Africa's electricity provider Eskom

South Africa's national electricity supplier is one of the major causes of water pollution in the country. There is no disputing that the huge amounts of contaminated water used to extract and wash coal for electricity generation, in addition to the cooling of steam turbines, are finding their way into our environment where this polluted water has disastrous effects on at-risk communities. Water pollution through coal mining is also being exacerbated by acid mine drainage, causing severe pollution of critical South African water bodies such as the Olifants River near the ecologically-sensitive Kruger National Park. This process occurs when mining processes expose sulphide-bearing rocks to oxygen, kicking off a chain of harmful chemical reactions that release a toxic mix of chemical pollutants into the surrounding water, which then causes pollution of groundwater, rivers and streams.

Learn more about Eskom's effects on water pollution HERE.

Foreign-owned industries like Golden Lead

Foreign-owned industrial interests are exploiting Africa's natural resources and are not being held accountable. The Chinese fish meal and fish oil industry has exploded along the West African coastline, threatening the food security of vulnerable local populations and causing water pollution through untreated effluent. Only a few months ago, it was confirmed that a large stretch of Sierra Leone's beaches and coastal forests had been sold for development of Chinese fishmeal factories under the ownership of Golden Lead, despite the reputation of these factories for causing harmful water pollution. The effects of this decision will be far-reaching: Excess indigenous fish species, caught en-masse to grind into fish meal to feed to expensive commercial fish stocks, will be dumped into the ocean where they will rot and decay, causing severe water pollution. Waste material will be pumped directly into the ocean from the factories, contributing to an already out-of-control water pollution problem and compromising the ability of local, at-risk communities that live along Sierra Leone's coastline.

Click HERE to find out more about the destructive and unsustainable fish meal and fish oil industry.

Decayed fish and other harmful pollution from the Lem Seafood fish meal factory lies along a beach in West Africa. Image: Greenpeace

Provincial and national governments

Ultimately, the responsibility to deal urgently with the causes and effects of water pollution on vulnerable communities and ecosystems in Africa lies with national and provincial governments. Just last year, a crude oil spill from a damaged Transnet pipe added yet more pollution to the waters of the UmBilo river in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. This was despite local communities and activists such as Greenpeace activist Delwyn Pillay consistently calling on the local government to play their part in mitigating the effects of water pollution in this area on the people that live there. The effects of water pollution on this part of the river also cause damage to the environmentally-sensitive and critically important mangrove swamps that the UmBilo river flows into, that form the homes of fish colonies and other marine life. Governments across Africa need to invest in urban infrastructure that prevents water pollution, such as adequate sewage piping and treatment facilities, household and industrial waste disposal and stormwater drains that work. Governments can also stop the causes and effects of water pollution through enforcing stricter environmental regulations on industries that contribute disproportionately to the causes of water pollution.
What can you do about it?
The power to end water pollution is in your hands right now.

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What are the causes and effects of water pollution in Africa? - Greenpeace Africa

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Water pollution in Africa is being caused by humans. There's no denying it. The very species that is so dependent on safe and clean water is the species that is causing freshwater sources to be polluted. But what is water pollution?

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Some were in Africa a river has been polluted by industrial pollution and the village near the to bump the plastic and animals and plants can’t grow and animals die of intoxicating and so do the plants but now the villagers are cleaning their wast.

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The graph shows as the water treatment to 1978-2020 , the most cleanest water treatment was in 1980-1985 and it stared to go down in 2000-2005 . This is from industrial pollution and river pollution by poor villages and that means no one is trying to prevent it.

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Water Inequality worldwide

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Source - https://thewaternetwork.com/article-FfV/thought-water-scarcity-was-a-developing-world-problem-only-think-again-mmvGGFYaEsPdxW4QAs1cLg

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Planning for interview with someone which Adriana’s mom found out about on youtube.

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Decided to do the field trip in JBR beach!!

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A village near industrial work place has being polluting there water the village has to find clean water for there people and there live stoke on the industrial side they don’t care but on the villager it’s a big problem.

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Open minded :

We need to share ideas

Reflective :

We have to reflect on our mistakes and move on

Communicators :

Having to ask certain questions for interviews

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This graph show the water quality in Cape Town
CapeTown:64%
Other places:7%
Treatment?:29%

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We got some information from the field trip from a lifeguard at the beach!

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Because of us cleaning up the beach the impact is…

People won’t need to walk on a polluted beach.

Less trash will get blown into the ocean.

The cleaners don’t have to pick up as much trash.

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In the UAE the fresh water that we have right now will deplete in about fifty years. Because of the way we use our water taking it from fresh ground water we won’t really have any water anymore nor will it be fresh.

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https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/various-water-pollution-facts.php

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https://www.google.ae/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwih9sSC1ur3AhWEzYUKHZVBCkcQFnoECAkQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwater.org%2Four-impact%2Fwhere-we-work%2Fphilippines%2F&usg=AOvVaw2PG73VFB-rmZ-LDzwCruio

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About 3million rely on the unsafe water in the Philippines.

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We skipped week 3 because we forgot about that we , so that week turned into Week 4-5.

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Credit to : Dafne Murillo from Lima Peru - green.org

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Credit to : Dafne Murillo from Lima Peru - green.org

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Our impact of telling the kg 2s was that it was mainly awareness and now the kgs will tell their parents as they start to spread it

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We got our boards!!!

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Over the weekend we got materials for our boards

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Over the weekend we got materials for our boards