Comments on: Water Shortage OR Brain Shortage?!

By: Liliane

Liliane — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:42:58 +0000

wow awesome you should repost this on october 15, for Blog Action Day, as this year’s topic is Water!!

http://blogactionday.change.org/

By: Sareen Akharjalian

Sareen Akharjalian — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:40:07 +0000

Thank you so much Simon! Unfortunately what you’re saying is very true. As mentioned in other comments, the problems in Lebanon is due to poor irrigation systems along with the reasons you are mentioning yourself. Keep reading!

By: Sareen Akharjalian

Sareen Akharjalian — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:38:31 +0000

You know what I was imagining? The gardens in front of government buildings being replaced by vegetable gardens

By: Sareen Akharjalian

Sareen Akharjalian — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:35:02 +0000

Actually that’s very true. I tried not to blame the government too much so that people would feel like they can make a difference (a slight difference but a difference nonetheless). I would also add one more cause to the problem alongside with the one you mentioned above, and that is the illegal creation of water wells for buildings. We keep hearing that all these buildings have their own “bir” or water well but that is very wrong and is also another factor contributing to our water problems.

Thanks Ghassan for your kind words!

By: Ghassan Karam

Ghassan Karam — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:48:59 +0000

Sareen,
That was another well done comment on another sad aspect of what is going on in Lebanon. My only partial disagreement is with the earlier part of your statement which seems to lay all the blame on mother nature. Climate change does play a role but the problem in Lebanon is fundamentally that of mismanagement by the state as well as the fact that there are too many of us. Savings by individuals should be encouraged but that would never amount to much since the major use of water resources is agriculture whose irrigation methodolgies are antiquated and archaic. Keep up the good work.

By: Basem

Basem — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:47:34 +0000

loved the mud wrestling thought

By: jbabb

jbabb — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:33:22 +0000

Great tips, and really funny comic. Keep up the good work!

By: Hummus

Hummus — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:09:01 +0000

Ha! Bullseye!

By: Posky

Posky — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:02:20 +0000

I like that you followed up a funny comic with actual advice. Good tips too. I thought stuff like that was common knowledge but some people just aren’t in the know.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:20:28 +0000

Sweeeeeet! this is too funny
Loved every bit of it. luv ur work Sareen.

Here in Sydney, the state government has just lifted the water restrictions coz luckily we had good rain this winter The damns went as low as 15% capacity, but now are sitting at around 80%.

Lebanon’s problem is different, I don’t think it’s got anything to do with climate change. It’s more to do with the government mismanaging distribution of water. All lack of services in Lebanon whether it’s water, gas, electricity has to do with corruption.
but until that is solved, if it’ll ever be solved, showing restriction is a great way to make a difference.

By: Mehdi Rifai

Mehdi Rifai — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:57:23 +0000

Actually, both grass and flowers are inefficient plants that take too much water and yield too little oxygen and toxin filtration from the air. Rubber plants and bushes give far more oxygen and take a lot less water. Also, certain weeping tiles also improve water distribution while using less water, far better than spraying or sprinkling your yard. It’s the same theory as snow offering better water reserves than rain: snow is a slow and steady feed to the water supply, while rain is so fast and flashy the ground doesn’t have time to absorb all the water. A little yard redesigning can save a lot of water and increase environmental yield. Ta-dan!