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1 Water is a strategic resource for many countries…
Water politics Water is a strategic resource for many countries…

2 Water politics Water could become a tradable commodity, bringing benefits to water-rich nations (Greenland, Canada, Colombia). Annual profits of global water industry are around 40% of oil industry. Suez, Veolia/Vivendi, Bechtel-United have almost 400million customers in 140 countries.

3 Water politics Where water resources cross international boundaries, the challenges for integrated watershed management are made more complex and political co-operation compromised.

4 Water politics Authorities responsible for sources and upstream tributaries are able to control downstream flows, possibly depriving other states of the resource.

5 Water politics There are 261 international rivers covering 45% of the earth’s land surface. 19 basins are shared by five or more riparian countries. Use the Atlas/Internet to assess the international dimension of the following rivers: Danube Rhine Congo Niger Zambezi Lake Chad Nile Okavango Basin Amazon Ganges/Brahmaputra Indus Mekong Colorado Jordan Tigris/Euphrates

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