Boiling point. Global struggle for water
Description
Competition for freshwater is heating up. Is war inevitable, or is a peaceful solution possible? This program spotlights three trouble spots that epitomize the intensifying crisis and efforts being made to manage it: the Okavango, where a commission formed by Angola, Namibia, and Botswana is trying to resolve the conflict that is endangering the river's unspoiled waters; the Rio Grande, where an aging water-sharing treaty and ever-greater demands for water leave farmers on both sides of the divide with little hope; and the West Bank, where Palestinian rainwater reservoirs and the Israeli water grid are dangerous points of contention between the two peoples.
Runtime
27 min
Subjects
- Human geography (324)
- Political geography (64)
- Conservation of natural resources (540)
- Environmental protection (361)
- International business enterprises (261)
- Geopolitics (27)
- Water (318)
- Land use (186)
- World politics (2067)
- Geomorphology (43)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c2002
Database
Films on Demand
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