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Farm Irrigation Efficiency
Provided by: Project Drawdown
Articles/Websites
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Synopsis
- This resource compares conventional irrigation to efficient irrigation practices and technologies, demonstrating their benefits to farmers and their importance in climate change adaptation.
- This resource uses an integration model to estimate the financial costs, greenhouse gas emission reduction, and area of irrigated land if these irrigation methods are adopted.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Economics, Engineering
Authors: Project Drawdown
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This resource provides concrete data to indicate the feasibility of these efficient irrigation methods.
- Students will understand the link between agriculture, climate change, and greenhouse gas emissions.
- This resource contains links to related topics that provide different solutions to greenhouse gas emissions.
Prerequisites
- Students need a basic understanding of economics and financial figures analysis to better understand this resource.
- Teachers may need to define some terms, such as hectare, irrigation, sequester, terawatt-hours, and others, for students before they read.
- Students should know how agriculture contributes to carbon emissions and, in turn, climate change.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Teachers may have to give a detailed explanation about conventional and efficient irrigation methods so students will understand the benefits of the latter.
- Students can visit a local farm to better understand how irrigation works.
- Students can research other agricultural solutions like conservation agriculture and the approach it takes to tackle the issue of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Language arts students can write persuasive letters to their local farmers, urging them to use efficient irrigation methods.
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About the Partner Provider
Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.
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