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Initial Publication Date: March 31, 2017

Summative Assessement: Water Sharing

Instructions

Write a two-page (double-spaced) paper incorporating your answers to the questions below. Include at least two new references from published literature (not web-based articles). In addition to your own research on the Rio Grande, use the files linked below to gather information for the paper. As always, be sure to give appropriate citation for the works you use.

Question

What political problems do all of the examples of "sharing" rivers presented in Module 9 have in common? Using your research on the Rio Grande as an example, explain how the water quality of major rivers is impacted by water use for agriculture. What can governments do, when all people are dependent on both food and water for survival?

Files

An Analysis of the 1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty: Its Past, Present, and Future (recent law brief by A.A. Umoff)

U.S.-Mexico Water Sharing: Background and Recent Developments (Acrobat (PDF) 1MB Mar28 17) (Congressional Research Service report by Carter, et. al.)

Chapter 9 from Summary: The State of the River Nile Basin 2012 (Acrobat (PDF) 771kB Mar28 17) (The Nile Basin Initiative)

Sharing the Ganges: a critical analysis of the water sharing treaties (journal article in Water Policy by Tanzeema and Faisal)

Submitting Your Answers

Bring your typed and printed paper to class to turn in.

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These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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