1. The research process – an illustration

2. Destruction of wetlands
Possible Topics
Destruction of wetlands
Coastal erosion
Dams
Quality of water
Water
Dead zones
Scarcity
Silting

3. Water Scarcity – Developing World

4. The Problem
Developing countries 10 liters/day vs. 570 in U.S. - Klaver
“Water-related diseases cause 80 percent of all illnesses and death in the developing world.” - Klaver
Women walking to water = no school
Need water for agriculture

5. Defining the problem
Who: Those who are water insecure – maybe focus on children
What: lack of potable drinking water/sanitation another problem
Where: Sub-Saharan Africa is biggest problem (thinking Kenya, Uganda, Sudan)
When: Today – UN effort since ‘05
Why: See “The problem”

6. Places for sources GREENR UN Global Issues Academic Search Complete
TheWaterProject.org

7. Solutions??

8. What I don’t know Desertification?
Can there be enough water for drinking, sanitation and agriculture?
Where will water come from?
Is it feasible for people to live in this part of the world?

9. Terms/Groups/Sources
UNESCO-THE Institute for Water Education, located in Delft, the Netherlands

10. Audience African newspaper (do they exist in right regions?)
U.S. newspaper?
Our class?
Who could carryout the solution?