Friday, 17 May 2024, 4:04 AM
Site: OpenLearn Create
Course: WASH: Context and Environment (ContextEnvt_1.0)
Glossary: Glossary
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carbon sink | natural
systems that absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (9) |
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catchment area | also
known as watershed, the total area of land that slopes towards and drains into a river (12) |
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cleaner production | reducing
the impact of industry on the environment (8) |
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climate | average
weather over a period of 30 years or more (9) |
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climate change | change
in the average climate over time taking place more quickly than expected from
natural variation (9) |
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climate variability | natural
short term fluctuations in the expected average climate (9) |
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concentration | amount
of a substance in a known volume of water or air (7) |
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condense | change
of physical state from gas to liquid (4) |
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Constitution (of Ethiopia) | supreme
law of Ethiopia (15) |
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convention | formal
multilateral agreement usually open for for participation by the global
community of nations that becomes legally binding on those that ratify
it (14) |
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critical times (for handwashing) | times
when hands should be thoroughly washed to remove possible contamination from
pathogens including after urinating or defecating, before and after eating or
preparing food, after cleaning a child's bottom (13) |
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