Conservation of water

- HISTORY - A beginner's guide to the conflict (video) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict explained (video) A breakdown of Israel's annexation plan click here for more resources (carrd) - DONATION LINKS - UNRWA for Palestine Refugees Palestine Children's Relief Fund Medical Aid for Palestinians ANERA Islamic Relief - Gaza US Campaign for Palestinian Rights "WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?" Activism: What is BDS? 15 Ways to support BDS What to boycott Podcasts: This Is Palestine (Spotify) Books: Must-read nonfiction books about Palestine Twitter thread; books about Palestine Twitter thread; Middle Eastern books About the book "Justice for Some" by Noura Erakat - HOW TO STAY UPDATED - Accounts to follow The IMEU's website - PETITIONS - * please note that petitions in this case unfortunately don't do much, as they mostly go unnoticed and are almost never considered by Israel and its allies (sending E-mails can be effective though) Send a letter/E-mail to the Egyp...

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  People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing but even more for producing things such as food, paper and cloth.
  A water footprint is an indicator that looks at  both the  direct  and  indirect  water use  of an individual, business, community, city or country. Direct water use refers to the water we see coming out of the tap : the fresh water we use each day for drinking, cooking, showering, washing dishes and clothes, and gardening etc. Indirect water use refers to the water that is used to manufacture the goods that we consume or produce, and the services that we use , as well as all of the water that is made unusable by pollution or wasted by non-use. That includes all of the water used to grow the food that we eat eat, to produce the things we use in daily life - clothes, books and furniture - and the water needed to produce the energy we use. While this indirect water is "invisible", we often use far more of it than we realise. I...