People and Nature

Water, Week 11
I.

The current water crisis (20 minutes)

Depletion, exhaustion of aquifers, drying up of lakes, ponds, rivers.
Global Inequalities
Climate Change
Water Conflicts
Privatizationcorporate takeover

II.

Uses of Water and Possibilities for Conservation

A. Electricity Generation and production of goods (15 minutes)
B. Irrigation (10 minutes)

III.

Water as Repository for Waste (10 minutes)

Industrial
Mining
Human

IV.

Privatization of Water and the fight against it (15 minutes)

V.

Solutions (10 mins)

Tank Irrigation, Rainfed agriculture, water harvesting