resource management with a special focus on WATER

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Across
  1. 6. A process where water and chemicals are pumped underground using high pressure and the dissolved natural gas can then be used.
  2. 8. The fact that Hitosa was fed by gravity, from a local mountain, meant that the technology was __________ for the level of development
  3. 9. A method of sustainably managing water, for instance in Las Vegas (Mojave desert) where sprinklers are on strict timers
  4. 10. A word which means 'Economically viable' Environmentally sensitive' and 'socially equitable' (fair)
  5. 12. One of the things which can be lost when ecosystems suffer due to huge environmental change (hint - it is where animals are naturally found)
  6. 14. The name of the valley in Wales which supplies Birmingham's water.
  7. 15. One source of water which can be used when rivers run dry - this source requires infiltration and percolation and is found in aquifers.
  8. 16. Your case study for a small-scale LIC/NEE water scheme This is in Ethiopia)
  9. 17. A sustainable form of recycling water which both reduces demand and increases supplies (hint: shower or bath water)
Down
  1. 1. The huge $62 billion South-->North water transfer project is in this country
  2. 2. The northern capital city of China which will benefit from water being transferred from the Yangtze river
  3. 3. A type of farming that does not use inorganic fertilsers or pesticides. This type of food is more expensive, but more sustainable
  4. 4. Water ____________ is the lack of a reliable source of water of sufficient quality or quantity to meet peoples' needs
  5. 5. Food _____ are a measure of sustainability. Buying local seasonal food reduces these as it lowers or carbon footprint
  6. 7. (2 words, no space) The ultimate consequence of a lack of water, perhaps when food prices are high and people lose confidence in the government.
  7. 11. The name of the charity which paid for 50% of the £1million cost of Hitosa
  8. 13. Energy _________ is when we know where our future energy resources will come from and we are not reliant on fossil fuels or importing fuels from other countries