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Having a water conservation culture
by Makomborero Muzunde \| 23-02-2021 04:43 0
The current rain reason in Zimbabwe has been characterised by normal to above normal rainfall. We are expecting a bumper harvest after threee seasons which were marked by droughts. The question that we need to ask ourselves is that, what have we learnt from the past years? What we need is sustainable water solutions to combat the recurring droughts and not be deceived by the current good rain season. We have to brew a culture of water conservation as people so that we have sustainable water solutions. Adoption of practices and making it a culture, this helps us to achieve our SDGs, since the direction is communicated daily in our communities. Learning institutions should address the water conservation education and other SDGs to let everyone know what the world needs to achieve. Public and private institutions should play a role in fostering the culture example through media publications. Entities should take the responsibility of water conservation and being innovative in their practices. Colgate packaging have a message to save water, that tells people how to save water when they brush their teeth. Everyone have to be involved to be able to reach our goals for sustainable water solutions thus this needs to be addressed beginning from babies to old people so that it can be passed for generations. In Zimbabwe we have not addressed the water problem enough, because of many reasons. The major reason being that the land had a favourable climate but due to climate change the county has experience series of droughts. This has put more pressure on water infrastructure over the years. It is now time that we have to learn and adopt water conversation measures so that we can sail through the droughts. Last year most parts of Zimbabwe were dry with no water, dams levels were very low with big cities such as Bulawayo adopting water rationing were residents accessed tap water for 24 hours a week only. The government had no major plans about water infrastructure development and improvement. Combating the problem at hand needs us all to resolve and make it a culture to conserve water within our communities. Water conservation in general does not need high budgets but needs us to change our habits. Reporting water pipe bursts to the local authorities is good water conservation habit, rather than diverting the water from bursts to their home gardens. In our daily activities such as bathing, washing and cooking there are some practices which can help in conserving water in our homes as they say charity begins at home. Water harvesting has to be a part of us, at home we can collect water from rooftops when it is raining so we can use it later for toilet flushing, washing and gardening. Ex-paint buckets can be useful in water harvesting and it does not need a big tank to practice water harvesting at home. Small things that we do can change the world. A little effort and a change in our habits can result in a much better world. Making it part of our DNA helps us be able to combat the devil knocking at our doors. #SaveWater #ConserveWater #WeHaveOneEarth

Dormant user Makomborero Muzunde

3 Comments

SJ Mentor says :
Hello Makomborero!
It's your SJ mentor.

Warm greetings from Korea!
Thank you for writing a report on Zimbabwe's water supply issues.
In Korea, many measures have been taken to supply water throughout the four seasons due to the concentrated rainfall in the summer.
The embankment was built, water was stored, and a dam was constructed to store water.
Through forest restoration, the amount of water that the land can store naturally increased.
I hope Zimbabwe can wisely overcome the temporary water shortage by establishing these measures.

Green cheers!

Best regards,
SJ mentor.
Posted 02-03-2021 10:29

Mun WooJooMentor says :
Hello Makomborero,
thiis is your mentor WooJoo.

I hope you are doing well.
South Korea is designated as having water stress, so water conservation and maintenance are considered very important in here too.
We have been in this situation since many years ago, but still people's daily use of water is still marking high number of liters.
I agree that education should be prioritized so that more people can learn how serious is the problem, and act to conserve water in smart ways.
I believe that if each individual saves bit of water everyday, the change would become greater.

Green cheers!

Regards,
WooJoo
Posted 25-02-2021 22:18