Lana Mazahreh: 3 thoughtful ways to conserve water
لانا مزاهره: سه راه حل متفکرانه برای صرفهجویی آب
BCG’s Lana Mazahreh wants individuals, companies and countries to take action against the fast-growing water crisis. Full bio
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declared Cape Town a local disaster,
یک فاجعه محلی اعلام کرد،
left of usable water.
برای آن باقی مانده بود.
of water per person, per day.
برای هر نفر در روز جیرهبندی شد.
about five times.
didn't water your plants.
after those five toilet flushes.
دستت را هم نشستهای.
about my second home with you.
شما در میان بگذارم.
of water just yet.
دارد، البته فعلا.
dropped to 87 liters.
as one of permanent drought.
خشکسالی دائمی تعبیر کرد.
is pretty much coming to many other cities
احتمالا در بسیاری از شهرها و کشورهای
Organization of the United Nations,
that we don't have data for,
of the world's population
today than it did 20 years ago.
نسبت به ۲۰ سال پیش آب بیشتری دارند.
that has less water today.
آب کمتری دارند.
are living in a country
در کشورهایی زندگی میکنند
absolute water scarcity since 1973.
کمبود شدید آب مواجه است.
have less water than Jordan.
نسبت به اردن دارند.
is quite ingrained in my soul.
من ریشه دارد.
to learn how to write my name,
اسمم را بنویسم،
to conserve water.
صرفهجویی کنم.
my siblings and I to close the tap
یادآوری میکردند که شیر آب را
instead of water when we played.
بادکنک را پر از آب کنیم، با آرد پرش میکردیم.
to do the Ice Bucket Challenge,
you know, that's easy,
میرود،
balloons as a child,
بازی می کردم،
on my head as an adult,
می ریختم،
that seem second nature to me
دیگر ساکنان کشورهای خشک
what is fast becoming a global crisis.
به سرعت دارد بحرانی جهانی میشود،
کمک کند.
despite their water crisis.
جان به در برده و حتی شکوفا شدند.
they really have.
is coming out of the tap now,
بیرون می آید،
کردهاند
their communities and their companies
جامعهها و شرکتهایشان
on the freeway,
در بزرگراهها دیدم،
the city had left.
باقی مانده است.
borrowed from Australia
کرده باشند
of the country's history
خشکسالیهای تاریخ کشور مواجه شد
dropped to a very low capacity
یعنی تقریبا ۲۶ درصد
فریاد نکشیدند.
not to use water.
to flash available levels of water
کردند تا مقدار آب موجود را
how much water they really have,
چقدر آب دارند،
responsibility for themselves.
this created such a sense of urgency
in Melbourne had invested
for their own households.
در خانههایشان، سرمایه گذاری کرده اند.
at installing those tanks.
محدود نشد.
even more impactful.
to spend less water in their homes.
مصرف آب در خانه را کاهش دهند.
less time in the shower.
کاهش زمان دوش گرفتن است.
that some people, women in particular,
بخصوص زنان،
not just clean up."
نه فقط برای شستوشو.»
water-efficient showerheads for free.
مخصوص کاهش فشار آب.
that the showerheads looked ugly
سردوشها ظاهر بدی دارند
"The Showerhead Team"
اسمش را بگذارم «تیم سردوش»
into existing showerheads.
doesn't matter much to me,
a simple, unique solution
showerheads were replaced.
of that were done.
the water demands per capita
country in the world,
the "Business Heroes Toolkit" in 2010.
آن را «ابزار قهرمانان تجارت» نامیدند.
and empower businesses
water-consumption levels
گیری کنند.
to help them reduce those levels.
در کاهش این سطح بود.
downloaded the toolkit.
the "Corporate Heroes Network,"
take on a challenge
وارد چالشی شوند
levels to preset targets
saved on average 35 percent of water.
به صورت میانگین ۳۵ درصد آب صرفه جویی کردند
as they could in their office space.
در فضای اداری خود اجرا کرد.
techniques, taps, showerheads --
جایگزین کرد.
water consumption by half.
به نصف کاهش داد.
to save water is so critical,
در صرفهجویی آب، حیاتی است
beyond the status quo
در نظر بگیرند
from unexpected places.
غیرقابلانتظار انجام شود.
water-scarce country in the world.
for almost 60 percent of its water needs.
به واردات وابسته است.
of as much space as possible
برای جمعآوری باران
استفاده حداکثری کند.
built in the middle of the city-state.
ساخته شده است.
water catchment in the country,
the maximum use of its large size
حداکثر استفاده بشود.
benefits to the country:
supply by 10 percent;
around it from floods
سیل محافظت میکند
lifestyle attraction,
نیز به شمار میآید،
all around that area.
از همه جا به خود جلب کرده است.
need to be stunning
that agriculture is consuming
که کشاورزی
مصرف میکند.
تشویق کنند
low water-intensive crops.
به آب کمتر نیاز دارند.
its focus on date palms and grapevines.
تاکستان انگور بیشتر کرده است.
to drought conditions
و سبزیجات دیگر
both locally and internationally.
محصولاتی باارزش به حساب میآیند.
in Southern Africa,
recycled water since 1968.
many countries recycle water.
متعددی آب را بازیافت میکنند.
برای نوشیدن استفاده میکنند.
don't like the thought
دوست ندارند فکر کنند که
going to their taps.
to think that way.
نداشت.
to save water.
به عمق نگاه کردند.
to drinking standards,
در حد استاندارد نوشیدن تصفیه میکند،
than 300,000 citizens in its capital city.
در پایتخت را فراهم کند.
to be more water rich
چرخ را از نو اختراع کنیم.
water-poor countries have done,
کرده اند نگاه کنیم،
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lana Mazahreh - Water conservation activistBCG’s Lana Mazahreh wants individuals, companies and countries to take action against the fast-growing water crisis.
Why you should listen
Lana Mazahreh is a Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Based in Johannesburg, she also spent a year working in BCG's office in Dubai. Mazahreh is passionate about social impact and has been involved in projects spanning a wide range of topics including the environment, economic development, employment, education and social care. She worked closely with the World Wide Fund for Nature on the water crisis in South Africa, where her passion for water grew even more.
Outside of her client work, Mazahreh co-leads BCG in Johannesburg's Women@BCG Initiative and the office's social impact strategy. Prior to BCG, Mazahreh worked in the Technology Services Advisory team with Deloitte in the Middle East practice. She holds an MBA degree from INSEAD Business School, across its 3 campuses in France, Abu Dhabi & Singapore, and she holds a B.Sc. degree in Business Information Systems from Jordan. She loves practicing and teaching yoga, enjoys spending time in nature and is always eager to experience new countries and cultures.
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