Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 5:57 AM
Site: OpenLearn Create
Course: WASH: Context and Environment (ContextEnvt_1.0)
Glossary: Glossary
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GDP per capita | total
GDP value divided by the population of the country (3) |
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gender issue | social
or cultural issue that affects men and women differently (13) |
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global warming | sustained
increase in the Earth's average surface temperature (9) |
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green economy | a
sustainable economy and society with zero carbon emissions where all energy
is derived from renewable resources (12) |
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greenhouse effect | natural
process in which the Earth's atmosphere traps heat energy from the sun in a
similar way to glass trapping heat inside a greenhouse (9) |
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greenhouse gases | gases
such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide that contribute to
human-induced climate change (1) |
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | total
value of goods and services produced by a country in a year, usually measured
in US dollars (3) |
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groundwater | water
that is held in underground rocks (4) |
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