Paper 1 - Case st udies and det ailed examples

What When Where Who Why

Freshwat er

Two contrasting detailed examples of flood

mitigation of drainage basins #1

Two contrasting detailed examples of flood

mitigation of drainage basins #2

Detailed examples to illustrate the role of

different stakeholders [Environmental
consequences of agricultural activities on
water quality, to include pollution
(eutrophication) and irrigation (salinization)]

Detailed examples to illustrate the role of

different stakeholders [Environmental
consequences of agricultural activities on
water quality, to include pollution
(eutrophication) and irrigation (salinization)]

Case study of one internationally shared

water resource and the role of different
stakeholders in attempting to find a
resolution

Case study of contemporary dam building

expansion in one major drainage basin

Case study of one recent IDBM plan

Case study of the future possibilities for one

wetland area

Food and healt h

One detailed example of a vector-borne

disease

One detailed example of a water-borne

disease
 What When Where Who Why

One case study of the issues affecting a

famine-stricken country or area

One case study of attempts to tackle food

insecurity

One case study of a contemporary pandemic

and the lessons learned for
pandemic management in the future

Ext reme environment s

Detailed examples for illustrative purposes

[How relief, climate, human discomfort,
inaccessibility, and remoteness present
challenges for human habitation and resource
development]

Case study of one cold environment to

illustrate the issues [Human and physical
opportunities and challenges for mineral
extraction in cold environments, including
inaccessibility, permafrost and resource
nationalism]

Case study of one arid environment to

illustrate the issues [Human and physical
opportunities and challenges for mineral
extraction in arid environments, including
inaccessibility and climatic and political
factors]

Detailed examples illustrating the

involvement of local and global stakeholders
[Opportunities and challenges for tourism in
extreme environments]

One case study illustrating the human and

physical dimensions of desertification

One case study to highlight the issues

[Increasing competition for access to
resources in extreme environments, including
the role of indigenous groups, civil society
organizations, transnational corporations
(TNCs) and militia groups]