History
This has been a problem for all of life. (Hint: has to do with children)
child death and starvation
How many kids die each year
5 million (as of 2020)
What Living beings suffer from water pollution (other than humans)
Animals and ecosystem
How could you prevent child death
Don’t drink unresponsibly or do drugs while pregnant(or just don’t do it at all)
Get vacinated
Donate blood
Breastfeed
How does water quality improvement relate to Global Goals
In section 6.2 on the Global Goals website it states that we need to help reduce pollution to help with the quality of water. Doing this would help our planet a lot and would make a great impact of the ecosystem by allowing fresher water for not only humans but animla and plants too.
How many tons of waste were dumped into the water in 1980s
8 million tons
How much of the worlds water is dumped (polluting lakes and rivers)
80%
Ways to improve water quality
Don’t flush trash, don’t litter, clean up lakes, inform others about the causes of water pollution
What are the main causes of child death
Diarrhea
Birth defects and pre mature birth
pneumonia
newborn infections
birth complications
How does child death relate to Global Goals
In section 3.2 on the Global goals website, it states that we need to help prevent child death for children 5 and under. Although there has been improvement, we believe that there should be little to no child death and have 25 out of every 1000 live births who die
How long has water pollution/dumping been a problem
For many centuries it has been a problem but recently in the time period of the industrial revolution it has gotten worse
Biggest pollution in the water
Agricultural pollution
What progress has been made for water quality improvement
54% of the world’s population uses a safely managed sanitation services
Can kids die to lack of water and starvation?
Yes
How is the public being informed about child death
Some hospitals, nurses, clinics, and online organization give out free classes to learn about how to prevent child death both while pregnant and not pregnant. Another way is through content creators. Some content creators are dedicated to helping inform the public on infants, children, and toddlers and how to care for them. But, make sure you fact check everything you hear with a doctor, or a trusted website Because not everything on the internet is always true
When was the clean water act established
1972
What orginizations help with water pollution
How many people die from unclean water every year
829,000
How does child death relate to STEM
Science.. In order to prevent child death we need medication. It takes a field of researchers to make medication. This includes scientist.
Technology.. We need technology to monitor kids health. This includes ultrasounds to make sure the baby is ok in the mothers stomch and other peices of technology along those lines.
have we improved with helping children live longer or stayed the same.
The globe has improved helping children live. We have gotten better as a community to treat these children.
How does water pollution and dumping relate to STEM
Science and engineering is used to test water
technology is used to purify water
where do 80% of child deaths occur (places around the world)
sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and just 6 countries account for half of all under-five deaths
How is the public being informed about unclean water
Many big content creators reach out about this and made a non-profit organization called Team Seas. People like this can help clean out oceans, lakes, and rivers. To sum that up, content creators can pay a big part in improving our water. Many schools now teach about pollution which can help teach kids how to recycle and not litter in order to help not just the water but also our land. There is also many campaigns and hashtags around the world.
What are 2 of the many orginizations help to prevent child death (this one is worth 1000 points not just 500)
The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
American SIDS Institute
Both of the organizations help with child health. The American SIDS Institute is a non profit organization which helps sudden infant death. And the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome helps kids with shaken baby syndrome and promotes the well being of infants.
How much of the worlds waste water is released into the environment untreated
80%