Not exact matches
The categorisation
of a country as developing or developed is subject to objective criteria, such as infant mortality rate, adult literacy rate, Gross National
Income per capita, percentage
of infants with low birth weight, percentage
of population using improved
water sources and percentage
of population urbanised.
I am caught between
water scarcity and my only
source of livelihood,» a woman who sells fruits and vegetables in the low -
income area
of Goma ki Phel is reported as saying in the report.
But while property taxes cause some grumbling among homeowners, it's worth noting that they are the major
source of income for municipalities, funding everything from
water, garbage pickup and snow removal to police and fire services.
We partner with communities to improve access to health care, nutritious food and clean
water; eliminate barriers to education; create new
sources of income; and empower local community groups to lead their own positive change.
This type
of unit must be attached to an
incoming water source and does require at least 3.5 gallons per minute
of water flow to create the suction needed in the gallon bottles (if you can fill a five - gallon pail in 90 to 100 seconds, it should work).
When the tide recedes, the
water evaporates leaving deposits
of salt, and for centuries, this was one
of the only
sources of income for the locals.
I remember quite clearly that when American President Jimmy Carter launched his massive multi-pronged programs
of research in the use
of renewable energy (chopped off by
incoming president Ronald Reagan just when it was beginning to show results), there was a project to create a very large offshore electricity generating structure using the vertical energy differential
of the ocean's
waters off Hawaii as the energy
source.
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Throughout the latter part
of the 20th century, the once - plentiful wild salmon populations in the chilly
waters of the North Atlantic dwindled to dangerously low levels, affecting not only the sensitive ocean and river ecosystems
of the region, but also the rural communities for whom salmon fishing is a long - held local tradition and
source of income.
With 7 billion people all needing
water, yet all at varying degrees
of proximity to sustainable
water sources, technologies, infrastructure systems and
income levels for affording clean
water, the issue
of reasonable pricing will be ranked up there with installing appropriate technologies for distribution.