What is watershed management?

It is impossible to imagine life without water. Our survival depends on it. Although you are most definitely aware of water’s importance, you may not be aware that it is getting more and more scarce around the world.

Some 2.2 billion people don’t have access to safely managed drinking water, and the effects of global warming such as rising temperatures and declining rainfall put even more stress on water supplies.

However, experts and engineers have a way to control and solve this problem through watershed management. Watershed management has a big impact on the environment, but before going into detail, it is best to start with the most basic question, “What is watershed management?”

A watershed is an area of land where groundwater, rainfall, and snow melt drains down to a single point like a stream, lake, or ocean. It is similar to a big funnel that drains down to one spot. Watershed management, on the other hand, is the process of how land-use practices and natural resources are used. Watershed management has proved to be useful in Wankute, India where local people had to import tankers for water before the water management project.

This process can also be quite helpful for the rest of the world in solving drought problems. A considerable amount of people in the world do not have access to clean water and climate change only makes things worse.

Watershed management tools can thankfully help natural resource managers, planners, and landowners make better-informed decisions about how to manage our surroundings. If you would like to know more about watershed management, be sure to watch this video!

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[briangarrow]

As a water and wastewater treatment plant professional, I appreciate the efforts to protect watersheds around the world. The projects in India are particularly impressive.

[vlfnocg]

I'm from Iran. This could be helpful if our leaders see this

[ismaeelrims]

The way you're making Quality videos ... Soon this channel is gonna be huge

[SG]

My neighbouring house is in different municipality, they get water supply from 5.30am to 10pm. While my municipality barely gives 200 litres of water a day. Good thing that most people can afford pumps in my area.

[kauemoura]

I love the content, but the way it's edited makes it looks like one of those over the top action series from the US, like I was on the edge of seeing some groundbreaking revelation instead of being informed.

[aligolshannoor]

Nice video, unfortunately it is the politicians who control these things, and unfortunately they’re not worrying about these kinda stuff. Population flee will happen eventually if the current situation continues.

[joandewinnaar]

Thank you. ..this is a really nice video 👌

[pieterjan]

I wonder is there one image in this video taken in Iran.

[TheKlink]

0:13 remember when some adult saw you gurning as a child and they said your face'd stay that way if you kept doing it? Look at those arms!! someone didn't listen!!

[sabanaqvi]

Iran is working hard on watershed management as per it's news sites.. But it needs to invest more and more into it and as it's undergoes it needs to invest in desalination projects and pump it to the water scarse regions of Central and eastern parts.. As per now there is one such project under construction...

[collinslagat]

"Intervened" not "interfered".

[returntothetruth]

Keep It Up 👍
I m Daily Watching Your Videos
Your Videos are Short and Interesting
Lots of Respect From Pakistan

[Nat-jfge]

Interesting video, I like how the problem of cooperation between different areas of a watershed is explained.

[zoop]

Click Bait 😡 doesn't talk about how Iran managed

[mhhalabi]

can someone count how many times he sayed watershed in this 4 minutes?!!

[devisinghtank]

Nice presentation 👍👍👍....I m also serving in a watershed management program in india..

[kobalt]

The video actually didn't make any sense

[sweetmaanu]

Iran 🇮🇷 will be one of the best country in the world with culture and knowledge if there is no sanction which imposed by USA for Isreal and Saudi dictators
Love you Iran 🇮🇷 from India 🇮🇳

[samuelpaulini]

Use metric if you're doing engineering education...

[ahan]

0:45 to say 50 million Iranian may need to fled their country due to water shortage is rather bizarre and overstatement. They are not nomadic people, like Bedouin tribe. They are descendents of great civilisation. In 20-30 years, they will find solution and manage, not just sit there like fools.