Mr. Gibson
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
POST YOUR RESOLUTIONS HERE
Attention Delegates,
You should post your comments in the COMMENTS section below this post. I apologize for not making that clear.
加油
Mr. Gibson
PS - Follow what Niger did.
You should post your comments in the COMMENTS section below this post. I apologize for not making that clear.
加油
Mr. Gibson
PS - Follow what Niger did.
Niger
Sponsors: Niger
Signatories: Turkey, Switzerland, Russia and Nigeria
Topic : Not enough water for Niger
What is the problem
Reminding Lots of developed country doesn’t have enough water for the people.
Encourages Any country that help the country who needed help, they will also get some benefits.
Having studied…
We’ve been contemplating about which country should we trade with, and we fully believing that some country will trade with us.
We have gold, uranium and oil.
What do we want to do
1.) endorses, Decreasing dams number.
2).Desiring to exchange water and oil.
Signatories: Turkey, Switzerland, Russia and Nigeria
Topic : Not enough water for Niger
What is the problem
Reminding Lots of developed country doesn’t have enough water for the people.
Encourages Any country that help the country who needed help, they will also get some benefits.
Having studied…
We’ve been contemplating about which country should we trade with, and we fully believing that some country will trade with us.
We have gold, uranium and oil.
What do we want to do
1.) endorses, Decreasing dams number.
2).Desiring to exchange water and oil.
Here's How we Write Our Heading
Sponsors: For example: United States, Switzerland, and Japan (Who wrote this Resolution?)
Signatories: For example: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan (Who is going to sign and vote on this treaty?)
Topic: “Securing access to a large enough amount of safe, clean, sustainable water”
Signatories: For example: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan (Who is going to sign and vote on this treaty?)
Topic: “Securing access to a large enough amount of safe, clean, sustainable water”
Writing Resolutions
OK,
Again. You have done fantastic so far! Your debates are really lively and I can tell that most of you are enjoying this.
As of right now, you should have an idea of where everyone stands. I suggest this. Maybe you arte mad because someone is damming up your river. Don't ask for a caucus "on the topic of why ____(Name of Other Country)______ is building dams and preventing water from flowing dowm downstream to ___(Your countries' name)__ ."
Instead, try something like this. "We call for a blah minute caucus with blah second speaking times on the topic of countries AROUND THE WORLD building dams and preventing water from flowing downstream to other coutnries.
Hopefully, you have paid attention to everyone else and now you have started putting your heads together and coming up with some sort of plan for tomorrow. During tomorrow['s conference, you should be moving towards writing a Resolution. it will look something like this...
www.unausa.org/munpreperation/resolution/sample
Notice the way it is written. Resolutions tell us what the problem is in the first part. This part is called the Preamble. Then, in the second part, or Operative Clauses, some sort of plan to fix the problem is written.
NOTE: You must use the proper Preambulatory and Operative Clause Headings when you write your Resolutions. I know they are really hard words, but these words are very specific and will be very useful to you.
We will vote on your Resolutions at the end of the day.
Jia you!
Mr. Gibson
PS - Think up a strategy! Who are your friends? Who is on the fence. Why are they on teh fence? How can you get them off the fence and onto your side?
:)
Again. You have done fantastic so far! Your debates are really lively and I can tell that most of you are enjoying this.
As of right now, you should have an idea of where everyone stands. I suggest this. Maybe you arte mad because someone is damming up your river. Don't ask for a caucus "on the topic of why ____(Name of Other Country)______ is building dams and preventing water from flowing dowm downstream to ___(Your countries' name)__ ."
Instead, try something like this. "We call for a blah minute caucus with blah second speaking times on the topic of countries AROUND THE WORLD building dams and preventing water from flowing downstream to other coutnries.
Hopefully, you have paid attention to everyone else and now you have started putting your heads together and coming up with some sort of plan for tomorrow. During tomorrow['s conference, you should be moving towards writing a Resolution. it will look something like this...
www.unausa.org/munpreperation/resolution/sample
Notice the way it is written. Resolutions tell us what the problem is in the first part. This part is called the Preamble. Then, in the second part, or Operative Clauses, some sort of plan to fix the problem is written.
NOTE: You must use the proper Preambulatory and Operative Clause Headings when you write your Resolutions. I know they are really hard words, but these words are very specific and will be very useful to you.
We will vote on your Resolutions at the end of the day.
Jia you!
Mr. Gibson
PS - Think up a strategy! Who are your friends? Who is on the fence. Why are they on teh fence? How can you get them off the fence and onto your side?
:)
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The World Bank
Hello all,
Here is a quick overview of The World Bank. Peggy Huang (GCP 10) will be the representative from The World Bank.
The World Bank is where most of the money for UN projects comes from. If your solution includes building something or paying for a program, then you are going to need to get your money from The World Bank (Peggy).
However, if you get money from The World Bank, then you are going to have to do some things that The World Bank wants you too.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTSITETOOLS/0,,contentMDK:20147466~menuPK:344189~pagePK:98400~piPK:98424~theSitePK:95474,00.html
Keep in mind that The World Bank is not universally popular. Many people do not like it. In 1999, anti-WTO protests lead to a big riot in Seattle during a WTO meeting. It is unpopular because many people believe that The WTO is more concerned with corporate profits than human and economic development.
Enjoy
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Why don’t people have access to safe, clean drinking water (or enough water at all)?
1.) We are overusing water
2.) We are polluting water.
3.) We are fighting over water
4.) We are privatizing water, which means that a company says it, not the people, own it.
5.) We are seeing less water in the hydrosphere and in our local water cycles due to climate change.
1.) We are overusing water
2.) We are polluting water.
3.) We are fighting over water
4.) We are privatizing water, which means that a company says it, not the people, own it.
5.) We are seeing less water in the hydrosphere and in our local water cycles due to climate change.
Position Papers
OK,
All of your research from the background, country profile, and country specific research will eventually be used to write a Position Paper. A position Paper tells the following things...
A. Background of the Topic
- In your country's opinion, what are the main elements of the problem?
- What are the roots of those elements?
- What treaties already exist to help stop this problem?
B. Position taken by your delegation
- What are your national interests in the situation?
- What are your nation's policies on the topic?
C. Proposal and Justification
- What will you propose as a solution to solve the problem?
- What are your main reasons for supporting this position?
- What do you predict will be the main opposition to your proposals?
Here is a sample of what a Position Paper shouold look like. You must follow the format.
Sample Position Paper
Committee: Security CouncilTopic: Nuclear Proliferation in South Asia
Country: Bahrain
School: Mingdao High School
I. India and Pakistan have a history of conflict. Ever since the two states were partitioned and granted independence in 1947, there has been start-and-stop fighting, mostly of a religious nature. Pakistan is mostly Muslim and India is mostly Hindu, though each has a minority of the other religion. Shortly after independence, there were riots and fighting as millions of people who were now part of minority religious group sin the wrong country fled across the border. Since then, there have been many other wars, especially over the province of Kashmir. Conflict between India and Pakistan would not, however, be any more important than any other border fighting between countries except for their development of nuclear weapons. In 1974, India tested a small nuclear device of 15 kilotons (KT). Pakistan, lagging behind, announced in 1987 that it had acquired a nuclear bomb. In 1990, USA President George Bush imposed unilateral military sanctions on Pakistan for pursuing a nuclear program. Nevertheless, development continued in both countries, and on May 11, 1998 India tested large-scale nuclear devices. Two weeks later, Pakistan followed suit. Although the two countries have since then met to discuss, among other things, their nuclear situation, and both countries signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), they have refused to sign the NPT. Furthermore, both have worked on developing ballistic missiles capable of delivering their weapons to greater distances. Security Council resolution 1172--passed on June 6, 1998--condemned the two states for their tests, pointed out that under the NPT they could not legally become nuclear states, and urged them to disarm; no action has since been taken.
II. Bahrain is extremely concerned about the proliferation of nuclear arms in India and Pakistan. Its proximity to the region makes it a surety that if any nuclear exchange were to take place, Bahrain would be caught in the fallout. Bahrain is also concerned about the effect on the other nuclear powers--particularly China, which borders on India. This development could destabilize the world nuclear status, and that would be a disaster. Bahrain is, however, equally concerned about the mistreatment of its Muslim neighbor Pakistan. It is clear that in this situation India is the aggressor and Pakistan has trodden this fateful path only to maintain its national security through parity with its belligerent neighbor. As one traces the development of nuclear weapons in South Asia, one cant help but notice that at each landmark, India took the next step before Pakistan did. Furthermore, the imposition of sanctions by President Bush--and especially only on Pakistan--is quite uncalled for. Nevertheless, Bahrain believes that this situation can be defused--particularly since the Security Council (SC) has only issued one resolution dealing with this issue since the weapons tests, compared to many resolutions on such equally pressing issues as Kosovo or Iraq.
Bahrain recognizes the impossibility of adding India and Pakistan to the list of approved nuclear states. This would set the terrible precedent that the NPT is worthless, that any state which develops nuclear weapons can demand to legally keep them simply because they exist. Though this policy may be less than fair, it is the best way to maintain international peace and security--and that, after all, is the role of the SC.
Bahrain believes that negotiation is the first and best road to disarmament. Perhaps a coalition of nuclear states can by treaty formally declare that they will protect one of the two nations--preferably Pakistan, since it is the victim and will presumably disarm more willingly--in the case of nuclear attack. This would allow that state to disarm its weapons without fear of weakness. The opposing state would then be encouraged to disarm, as there is no longer any question of parity. Perhaps UNMOGIP--the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan--can be utilized to insure security and make the transition a smooth one. UNMOGIP currently has a force of only 45 observers; an enlarged UNMOGIP could be used to safeguard nuclear weapons as they are transported to neutral disposal sites. If this plan proves unworkable, perhaps stronger measures can be taken, although Bahrain is leery of imposing full economic sanctions due to the poverty of both nations.
III. Bahrain believes that this issue is one in which the normal conflicts among permanent members of the SC (P5) will not hamper effective action, as no P5 country is allied with India or Pakistan or has its interests directly entangled with theirs--in fact, it is in the interest of the P5 and all other countries to defuse this situation now. Although it has temporarily stabilized, nobody wants a South Asian Cold War--and the possibility that relations between India and Pakistan could destabilize is frightening. Bahrain believes that at this meeting the SC can really accomplish something significant by dealing with this problem. We must only be careful to understand India and Pakistans motivation in developing nuclear weapons and seek to work with them, rather than against them.
I expect everyone to have this by next Thursday!
Jia you,
Ask me for any help.
Mr. Gibson
All of your research from the background, country profile, and country specific research will eventually be used to write a Position Paper. A position Paper tells the following things...
A. Background of the Topic
- In your country's opinion, what are the main elements of the problem?
- What are the roots of those elements?
- What treaties already exist to help stop this problem?
B. Position taken by your delegation
- What are your national interests in the situation?
- What are your nation's policies on the topic?
C. Proposal and Justification
- What will you propose as a solution to solve the problem?
- What are your main reasons for supporting this position?
- What do you predict will be the main opposition to your proposals?
Here is a sample of what a Position Paper shouold look like. You must follow the format.
Sample Position Paper
Committee: Security CouncilTopic: Nuclear Proliferation in South Asia
Country: Bahrain
School: Mingdao High School
I. India and Pakistan have a history of conflict. Ever since the two states were partitioned and granted independence in 1947, there has been start-and-stop fighting, mostly of a religious nature. Pakistan is mostly Muslim and India is mostly Hindu, though each has a minority of the other religion. Shortly after independence, there were riots and fighting as millions of people who were now part of minority religious group sin the wrong country fled across the border. Since then, there have been many other wars, especially over the province of Kashmir. Conflict between India and Pakistan would not, however, be any more important than any other border fighting between countries except for their development of nuclear weapons. In 1974, India tested a small nuclear device of 15 kilotons (KT). Pakistan, lagging behind, announced in 1987 that it had acquired a nuclear bomb. In 1990, USA President George Bush imposed unilateral military sanctions on Pakistan for pursuing a nuclear program. Nevertheless, development continued in both countries, and on May 11, 1998 India tested large-scale nuclear devices. Two weeks later, Pakistan followed suit. Although the two countries have since then met to discuss, among other things, their nuclear situation, and both countries signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), they have refused to sign the NPT. Furthermore, both have worked on developing ballistic missiles capable of delivering their weapons to greater distances. Security Council resolution 1172--passed on June 6, 1998--condemned the two states for their tests, pointed out that under the NPT they could not legally become nuclear states, and urged them to disarm; no action has since been taken.
II. Bahrain is extremely concerned about the proliferation of nuclear arms in India and Pakistan. Its proximity to the region makes it a surety that if any nuclear exchange were to take place, Bahrain would be caught in the fallout. Bahrain is also concerned about the effect on the other nuclear powers--particularly China, which borders on India. This development could destabilize the world nuclear status, and that would be a disaster. Bahrain is, however, equally concerned about the mistreatment of its Muslim neighbor Pakistan. It is clear that in this situation India is the aggressor and Pakistan has trodden this fateful path only to maintain its national security through parity with its belligerent neighbor. As one traces the development of nuclear weapons in South Asia, one cant help but notice that at each landmark, India took the next step before Pakistan did. Furthermore, the imposition of sanctions by President Bush--and especially only on Pakistan--is quite uncalled for. Nevertheless, Bahrain believes that this situation can be defused--particularly since the Security Council (SC) has only issued one resolution dealing with this issue since the weapons tests, compared to many resolutions on such equally pressing issues as Kosovo or Iraq.
Bahrain recognizes the impossibility of adding India and Pakistan to the list of approved nuclear states. This would set the terrible precedent that the NPT is worthless, that any state which develops nuclear weapons can demand to legally keep them simply because they exist. Though this policy may be less than fair, it is the best way to maintain international peace and security--and that, after all, is the role of the SC.
Bahrain believes that negotiation is the first and best road to disarmament. Perhaps a coalition of nuclear states can by treaty formally declare that they will protect one of the two nations--preferably Pakistan, since it is the victim and will presumably disarm more willingly--in the case of nuclear attack. This would allow that state to disarm its weapons without fear of weakness. The opposing state would then be encouraged to disarm, as there is no longer any question of parity. Perhaps UNMOGIP--the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan--can be utilized to insure security and make the transition a smooth one. UNMOGIP currently has a force of only 45 observers; an enlarged UNMOGIP could be used to safeguard nuclear weapons as they are transported to neutral disposal sites. If this plan proves unworkable, perhaps stronger measures can be taken, although Bahrain is leery of imposing full economic sanctions due to the poverty of both nations.
III. Bahrain believes that this issue is one in which the normal conflicts among permanent members of the SC (P5) will not hamper effective action, as no P5 country is allied with India or Pakistan or has its interests directly entangled with theirs--in fact, it is in the interest of the P5 and all other countries to defuse this situation now. Although it has temporarily stabilized, nobody wants a South Asian Cold War--and the possibility that relations between India and Pakistan could destabilize is frightening. Bahrain believes that at this meeting the SC can really accomplish something significant by dealing with this problem. We must only be careful to understand India and Pakistans motivation in developing nuclear weapons and seek to work with them, rather than against them.
I expect everyone to have this by next Thursday!
Jia you,
Ask me for any help.
Mr. Gibson
Water Access Crisis Links
Research Links
RIGHT NOW!!! = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXyqpkhu_ws
Directions: Follow these links. If you can not access them at home, let me know and I will print them out. After you read through these links and complete your Country Profile, you will be ready to create your Position Papers. Cool?
Basically, there are 5 major reasons why people do not have access to clean drinking water (or enough water at all). Below are links to articles or documentaries. They should give you an idea of how big this
problem is. This will help you for your conference.
FOR EVERYONE! Read the following links
1.) Overuse - (The population is increasing, but earth can not produce more water.)
(ア) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvkzjt3b-dU
2.) Global Climate Change
(ア) http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html
(イ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MY-i_kdwe0
(ウ) http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/rising-seas-and-the-groundwater-equation/
3.) Pollution
4.) Water Wars and International Conflict
(ア) http://www.worldwater.org/conflictchronology.pdf
(イ) http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2000/world_water_crisis/default.stm
(ウ) http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/OFORIAA/
5.) Privatization of Water/ Bottled Water
(ア) http://www.globalissues.org/article/601/water-and-development
(イ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5Fon_EjGw&feature=related
(ウ) I forgot to show you this! Please watch these trailer! If you have time, watch the whole documentary.
① 1.) Tapped http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72MCumz5lq4
(ア) FULL Documentary - http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/52817/Tapped/
② 2.) The Story of Stuff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0&feature=related
③ Nestle’s Bottled Water - http://www.nestle.com/Brands/BottledWater/Pages/BottledWaterCatalogue.aspx
(エ) What is manufactured demand? How does it work with bottled water?
Also, you should check these sources out.
Each of these is country specific.
*.) FOR EVERYONE
Here is an excellent source of information for Biology, Ecology, ENO, etc.
Find your country’s Water Profile below
(イ) http://www.eoearth.org/results/all/?group=6515&searchnext=true&q=water%20profile&all=0&site=6515
1.)
(ア) Aquifer Depletion
http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquifer_depletion
(イ) Top US Companies - http://www.forbes.com/2002/03/27/forbes500.html
(ウ) US Invasion of
(エ) Pre-Iraq Invasion and Post Iraq Invasion Infrastructure - Look at how the country was before and after the war. Note – What companies got contracts to rebuild the infrastructure? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment_in_post-invasion_Iraq#cite_note-Bolton-10
(オ) Halliburton Commercial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Q-89tAV34
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRDBn3CcPSI
(カ) Rising Sea Levels
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/rising-seas-and-the-groundwater-equation/
(キ) An overview of anti-globalization arguments (which specifically focus on
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Water/Corp_Control_Water_VShiva.html
(ク) Bechtel Corporation’s Official Commercial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVE_Stlrx18
(ケ) Bechtel Corporation (San Fransisco) vs. The Government of Bolivia and more on
(コ) The Cochobamba Water Wars of 2000 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5Fon_EjGw&feature=related
(サ)
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/4/21/why_is_the_united_states_cutting
(シ) How do the following companies, Bechtel, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi contribute to the problem of access to drinking water?
(ス) How does the World Bank work? Why does it want people to privatize their resources and state companies?
(セ) Why would a private corporation (like Nestle) or a state run corporation (such as China Water Affairs Overview) claims ownership of water? What will they do with it?
(ソ) What happens when people dispute a corporation’s claims?
(タ) What former important US Politician also was the Former CEO of Halliburton Corporation?
2.)
(ア) An overview of anti-globalization arguments (which specifically focus on
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Water/Corp_Control_Water_VShiva.html
(イ) Bechtel Corporation’s Official Commercial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVE_Stlrx18
(ウ) The Cochobamba Water Wars of 2000 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5Fon_EjGw&feature=related
(エ) The
(オ) The Political Response to Privatization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIp_oeD1RuA&feature=related
(カ) Interview with Eva Morales – I will help you make sense of it all. Watch it first by yourselves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOdPP1ruHdk
(キ)
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/4/21/why_is_the_united_states_cutting
(ク) How do the following companies, Bechtel, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi contribute to the problem of access to drinking water?
(ケ) How does the World Bank work? Why does it want people to privatize their resources and state companies?
(コ) Why would a private corporation (like Nestle) or a state run corporation (such as China Water Affairs Overview) claims ownership of water? What will they do with it?
(サ) What happens when people dispute a corporation’s claims?
3.)
(ア) Overview of Water Politics in The Middle East – Find the conflict or conflicts your country is involved in - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_politics_in_the_Middle_East
(イ) Pre-Iraq Invasion and Post Iraq Invasion Infrastructure - Look at how the country was before and after the war. Note – What companies got contracts to rebuild the infrastructure? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment_in_post-invasion_Iraq#cite_note-Bolton-10
(ウ) Halliburton Commercial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Q-89tAV34
(エ) US Invasion of Iraq Lead to Water Crisis - http://notenoughgood.com/2011/05/iraq-water-crisis/
(オ) Angelina Joie in
(カ) Damming the Tigris and
(キ) Damming and Over irrigation - http://water.org/content/middle-east/iraq/page/2/
(ク) Negotiations between
(ケ) Massive Drought - http://www.unesco.org/en/iraq-office/natural-sciences-in-iraq/water-in-iraq/
(コ) What Agreements have already been made between the following countries:
(サ) What former important US Politician also was the CEO of Halliburton Corporation?
4.)
(ア) Overview of Water Politics in The Middle East – Find the conflict or conflicts your country is involved in - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_politics_in_the_Middle_East
(イ) Damming the Tigris and
(ウ) Irrigation in
(エ) Negotiations between
(オ) Damming and Over Irrigation - http://water.org/content/middle-east/iraq/page/2/
(カ) Syria-Turkey-Israel Agreement - http://www.is-peace.org/wnDispPage.asp?Item=481
(キ) What Agreements have already been made between the following countries:
5.)
(ア) Overview of Water Politics in The Middle East – Find the conflict or conflicts your country is involved in - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_politics_in_the_Middle_East
(イ) http://www.is-peace.org/wnDispPage.asp?Item=481
(ウ) http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquifer_depletion
(エ) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/03/turkey-iraq-and-syria-tus_n_276406.html
(オ) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/288183.stm
(カ) What Agreements have already been made between the following countries:
6.)
(ア) Drought in
(イ)
(ウ) The Shrinking of
① http://earthshots.usgs.gov/LakeChad/LakeChad
② http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/04/0426_lakechadshrinks.html
(エ) World Bank Built a Polder in
① http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polder
(オ) What is rain fed agriculture? How much of your agriculture is rain fed?
What is SCIP?
(カ) What is the Niger Basin Authority?
① What are polders? - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polder
7.)
(ア) The Shrinking of
(イ)
(ウ)
(エ) How Irrigation Helps
(オ)
(カ)
(キ) What is the Niger Basin Authority?
What is SCIP?
(ク) What is rain fed agriculture? How much of your agriculture is rain fed?
(ケ) What are polders? - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polder
(コ) What is SCIP?
8.)
(ア) PART I –
① http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty
③ http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquifer_depletion
④ http://www.worldsecuritynetwork.com/showArticle3.cfm?article_id=18564&topicID=69
⑤ http://www.agriculturetimes.com.pk/news-eng-detail.php?id=59
(イ) PART II – Pollution and Unsustainable Practices
① http://www.all-about-india.com/Ganges-River-Pollution.html
② http://water.org/projects/india/
③ http://www.deccanherald.com/content/56673/indias-ground-water-table-dry.html
④ http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/rising-seas-and-the-groundwater-equation/
9.)
①
②
③ Rising Sea Levels http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bangladesh-in-dread-of-rising-sea-levels-687400.html
⑥ Why are two stroke engines? Do we have them in
⑦ How much of
10.)
(ア) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty
(ウ) http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquifer_depletion
(エ) http://www.worldsecuritynetwork.com/showArticle3.cfm?article_id=18564&topicID=69
(オ) http://www.agriculturetimes.com.pk/news-eng-detail.php?id=59
11.)
(ア) Aquifer Depletion - http://www.eoearth.org/article/Aquifer_depletion
(イ) China Improving its’ Infrastructure http://asiatoday.com/pressrelease/announcement-regarding-investment-chinas-water-utility-operator-china-water-affairs
(ウ) Damming on the
(オ) For you to find out: What percentage of people in
(カ) For you to find out: Why has there been so much drought in
12.)
(ア) Overview of Water issues in
(イ)
(ウ) International Commission for Protection for the Protection of the
(エ) Nestle Commercial in Arabic - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEEZrW-C84A
(オ) Forbes 500 Companies in
(カ) From Nestle’s Website - http://www.nestle.com/Brands/BottledWater/Pages/BottledWaterCSV.aspx
(キ) PS – You should watch the documentary “Tapped,” http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/52817/Tapped/
13.)
(ア) This is all about some Private Japanese Water Companies. You should check each company out after you read this link - http://www.globalwaterintel.com/archive/4/9/general/japan-flirting-with-psp.html
Japan's environmental situation - http://factsanddetails.com/japan.php?itemid=870&catid=26&subcatid=162
(イ) Japan Helping China Improving its’ Infrastructure http://asiatoday.com/pressrelease/announcement-regarding-investment-chinas-water-utility-operator-china-water-affairs
14.)
(イ) UNICEF Overview for
(ウ) Damming on the
(エ) Dammin in
(キ) For you to find out: What is the Mekong Water Commission?
(ク) What percentage of Vietnamese people make their living doing “subsistence agriculture” or “fishing?” How many million people is that?
15.)
(ア)
(イ) Restoring the
Uzbekistan's Environmental Situation - http://countrystudies.us/uzbekistan/17.htm
16.) WORLDBANK
(ア) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty - India/Pakistan
(ウ) http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?Projectid=P000490&theSitePK=40941&piPK=64302789&pagePK=64330676&menuPK=64282137&Type=Implementation – Lake Chad –
(エ) http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/rising-seas-and-the-groundwater-equation/ - Depletion of Aquifers leads to Rising Sea Levels
(オ) Bechtel Corporation (San Fransisco) vs. The Government of Bolivia and more on
(カ) The Cochobamba Water Wars of 2000 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5Fon_EjGw&feature=related
j.) Why would a private corporation (like Nestle) or a state run corporation (such as China Water Affairs Overview) claims ownership of water? What will they do with it?
k.) What happens when people dispute a corporation’s claims?
While you do your research this weekend, you should be thinking!
Think...what would be some ways that we could fix these problems?
When you have an idea...think...how much will this solution cost.
Finally, ...think...who will pay for our solution and how will we make it happen.
Here is one idea. Check out this link. Would this help us fix the problem? Come up with some other concrete ideas that will help your country.
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