Meaningful GCP…revisited

It is not new news that it is predicted that Bali will experience a water crisis by 2015, particularly in the southern areas of the island including Badung and Denpasar.   Increases in population, inefficient water usage and increased tourists coming to the island (the average 500-room hotel uses as much water daily as could be used to irrigate 33 hectares of rice paddy average, the average Balinese golf course uses 3 million litres of water per day, the avergage tourist uses 3,000 litres per day while the average Balinese person uses only 200 litres).   have lead to a water deficit, which is growing yearly. To address this, the the head of development planning for Bali, Tjokorda Ngurah Pemayun, has put forward five areas that need to be acted upon: conservation, utilization, repair of damaged water sources, the involvement of the community in conservation practice and an information system on water for the public.  My question to BIS students, which of these areas could lead to a GCP project aimed at reducing the impact of this water shortage?  How can a meaningful GCP activity be developed considering this information?

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