1.0STEM Education in Maldiveshttps://stem.climate.mvTharani Kailaivasanhttps://stem.climate.mv/index.php/author/tharani/Water - STEM Education in Maldivesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2pp50JIF58"><a href="https://stem.climate.mv/index.php/water/">Water</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://stem.climate.mv/index.php/water/embed/#?secret=2pp50JIF58" width="600" height="338" title="“Water” — STEM Education in Maldives" data-secret="2pp50JIF58" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In the Maldives the conventional water is limited to groundwater and rainwater. Maldives does not have surface water resources such as rivers, natural/man-made lakes and streams. Rainfall is the primary source which is captured directly using rainwater catchments and stored in rainwater tanks or infiltrated into the ground and stored in an aquifer. Both these sources are used in the Maldives as freshwater sources. Groundwater has been the traditional source of potable water until recently. Today, on most densely populated islands, groundwater is highly polluted.