1.Who is in favour of this? Why? 2.Who is against this? Why?

Learning Objectives To understand where the potential Water conflicts could occur globally To understand the role of different key players in the Middle East Water Conflict Why ? ‘Referring to examples, assess the potential for water conflict in areas where demand exceeds supply’ (15) The next War in the middle East will not be about politics, but over water’ Boutros Boutros-Gahli Egyptian foreign Minister 1991

Middle East Turkey Syria Israel Iraq Lebanon P.68 in the Oxford Book Jordan

Water Conflict in the Middle East

Nile risk-of-armed- conflict-over-nile-water The Blue and White Nile provide Egypt with vital water supplies, but 85% come from other countries. All the following are in the Nile basin: Burundi D.R.Congo Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Sudan Tanzania Uganda All have rising population and want to irrigate their agriculture to help feed the population and develop

India, Bangladesh and China India and China The Brahmaputra could be diverted to ease water supplies in Southern China = scarcity in India Bangladesh and India Ganges 1974 India opened the Farakka Barrage 11km from boarder Takes water to major Indian cities and polluted water goes into it, which effects Bangladesh Brahmaputra India now plans to use this. Impact on Bangladesh is fish stocks decline / lack of water for irrigation and food production / increased salinisation / delta is eroded and less silt being deposited

Indian Dams on the Indus These 4 dams will cut of irrigation to farms in Pakistan

Recap – what case Studies could you use to answer these? ‘Referring to examples, assess the potential for water conflict in areas where demand exceeds supply’ (15) Referring to examples, explain why future water supplies for many regions are increasingly insecure (15) HW plan an answer to these questions based on themes / ideas not case studies