Social Impacts
This happens when people do not have enough water to drink, cook, or bathe.
What is water shortage?
Jamaican farmers lose money when drought damages this.
What are crops?
Businesses relying on rivers may lose this resource.
What is hydropower?
Plants may turn brown and dry up during a drought. This is called this.
What is wilting?
This is when people collect and store rainwater from rooftops.
What is rainwater harvesting?
During droughts in Jamaica, schools and homes sometimes have to store this in tanks and drums.
What is water?
This important Jamaican industry can suffer when there is not enough water.
What is agriculture?
This weather event can cause droughts in Jamaica and the Caribbean.
What is El Niño?
This important Jamaican fruit crop can be damaged during drought.
What are bananas (or sugar cane)?
Planting crops that need less water is one way farmers can do this during drought.
What is adapt (or adjust)?
Lack of water can increase the spread of this type of illness.
What are waterborne diseases?
When crops are damaged, Jamaica may need to buy food from other countries. This is called this.
What is importing food?
This parish in Jamaica is known for farming and can be badly affected by drought.
What is St. Elizabeth?
When animals on farms do not have enough grass or water, they may lose this.
What is weight?
The Jamaican government agency that manages water supply is called this.
What is the National Water Commission (NWC)?
What is the National Water Commission (NWC)?
In rural Jamaica, farmers may lose their jobs because of this during drought.
What is crop failure?
Drought can reduce the production of this famous Jamaican export crop.
What is coffee (Blue Mountain coffee)?
During droughts, the government may tell people to use less of this at home.
What is water?
Farmers may lose their main source of this when crops fail.
What is income (money)?
Using less water at home and school is called this.
What is water conservation?
This health problem can increase when people do not have enough clean water.
What is dehydration?
When farmers produce less food, the price of food in markets may do this.
What is increase (go up)?
Farmers may use this method to save water and help crops grow during drought.
What is irrigation?
During a drought, farmers may have to buy this for their animals because there is not enough grass.
What is animal feed (or hay)?
Governments creating plans for drought response is called this type of management.
What is sustainable water management?