October 13, 2011
Water Crisis in the Media Part II
This is the link to the second part of the news report that I posted last week. This report focuses on the effects of the water shortage in one country in particular, in this case, Spain. It is eye-opening because most people think that the water shortage only affects third world countries, but, as shown in this report, it is having a massive effect on developed countries as well. Another dire issue that this report shows but does not fully go into is that water is not only creating international conflict, it is causing tensions among different regions of the same country. If one sophisticated country cannot even share their water among themselves to further agriculture that they all rely on, what does that mean for the global water community? People are going to have to learn to share if we want to come up with a solution to the water crisis.
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Certainly, water crisis not only affects developing countries but also developed countries. In some countries, conflicts even take place between two villages. The water crisis is not only the problem for a particular group of people but a universal human issue. People have to learn how to share and distribute and it's the only way to solve the problem.
ReplyDeleteYour posts are very interesting. I recently watched two different documentary films about water and I was surprised to learn how political water issues have become. The privitization of water companies seems to be a big problem internationally, I don't think they're interesting in just sharing. How involved do you think governments should be in passing laws about water or water rights?
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I never thought about the water crisis even effecting developed countries. Bringing this to the attention of others is very important. There is so much water in this world, the problem is half solved, all we need to do is come together and find ways to access the water for everyone. Water should not be an issue, however it is and it is shocking to see how such a developed country is struggling with the distribution of water.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting, like Jamie said, to think of this being an issue affecting developed countries, like Spain. Question- why does it seem like no one is talking about this here in the States? Am I not looking at the right sources. This is a global issue!
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