Glossary

At the end of each definition in this Glossary there is a number in brackets. This indicates the number of the Study Session where the term is first used in this OpenWASH module.


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carbon sink

natural systems that absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (9)



catchment area

also known as watershed, the total area of land that slopes towards and drains into a river (12)



cleaner production

reducing the impact of industry on the environment (8)



climate

average weather over a period of 30 years or more (9)



climate change

change in the average climate over time taking place more quickly than expected from natural variation (9)



climate variability

natural short term fluctuations in the expected average climate (9)



concentration

amount of a substance in a known volume of water or air (7)



condense

change of physical state from gas to liquid (4)



Constitution (of Ethiopia)

supreme law of Ethiopia (15)



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)



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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