Save that Drop (The Importance of Water Conservation) | Spela Kunstelj | TEDxYouth@Bologna

Water is a natural resource that we often take for granted. In nine years, we will not be able to do so with the amount of water we are polluting every day. While we can blame agriculture and industry for the most, we need to start conserving water in our own homes. What are you willing to do to help our Earth?

Špela Kunstelj is a senior in high school who wants to raise awareness for environmental issues, especially those that are not talked about enough. She believes that raising awareness is the beginning of positive change.

[appa]

Let’s be clear about what we’re actually talking about.

1. Water on earth is very nearly conserved. Water transpired by plants ends up in clouds. Water flushed down the toilet is filtered and returns to lakes and rivers.
2. Almost all water on earth is saltwater. The oceans cover the vast majority of earths area. Saltwater is energy intensive to turn into freshwater.
3. Water evaporated in one place usually ends up somewhere else because of wind. Some places preferentially accumulate precipitation and others do not. Surface water flows from land to ocean.

So altogether it looks something like this: locally, places that are dry do not receive much rainfall because of geography. If they allow water to evaporate or flow away then it does not return to that location. Globally, the total precipitation on land is driven from evaporation over the oceans. Some evaporation over land will end up back in the oceans. If the land allows total evaporation and outflow to increase then some of this will fall in the oceans.

[bhekizulu]

i am 9 and my teacher made me watch this

[PALTUBABY]

a great way to make people realize that water conservation is important. well said :)

[moisessandovalreategui]

I find this talk very interesting, however I find it necessary to remember that large companies are the ones that should be better regulated, I am from Chile and here the water resources are being exploited by mining companies, farmers and foresters, so do not forget that while we save water there is companies that spend millions of liters per month for the interest of some old billionaires

[moraleslauralucia]

This is so well delivered and presented. I have gotten a lot out of this. I am using it for information for a sale I am doing on a waterless vehicle cleaning system. . Thank you 🇺🇸🎁

[sufiblade]

6yrs later, we are beginning to see it

[myrunbegum]

I am making a project on water conservation, this video helped me a lot

[shyam]

i was using this video for exhibition because i am doing water conservation

[arkadiuszwajer]

Wow, her English and her pronounciation are at a quite decent level. Is she Italian?

[EpicNukeOfficial]

I am 9, my teacher made me watch this in 2019, and this vid is 9 minutes, and 45 seconds. take the number 45. 4+5 equals 9. coincidence? i think not

[culllaticiqsu]

I did it with very thorough instructions from Avasva projects.

[itsme-ogjp]

I also did the same speech Nd everyone appreciated me .All thanks to u

[shantaymadison]

very accurate plans for something like that I found on Avasva

[hmbgopro]

Why doesn’t she mention how animal agriculture is using so freaking much water and that u could eat less Meat to save water?

[bronksalaji]

WOW THIS HAS ONLY 15K VIEWS THERE IS ONLY A FEW WHO CARES ABOUT WATER

[yxhankun]

The run off at the channel are much higher than you brush your teeth without closing the tap. Spela Kustelj mentioned 3 methods of saving water as an individual. What about from a macro point of view that she has not mentioned what government can do save water from leaking pipes?

[kalyankumarchakravarty]

A timely warning to act when it is already late. There is a need here to conserve the numerous micro water harvesting structures created and maintained by indigenous communities, for rainwater going waste, rather than build ecologically invasive mega dam structures .

[yxhankun]

I want to study Master degree in water conservation at European university.

[kshaunishtyagi]

SAVE WATER...OR I'LL KICK YOU....SAVE IT...🙏🙏

[grantohl]

i had to watch this for school so just for shits and gigs i turned on all the sinks in my house while i watched it