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Q) Do you think that the lifestyle of the inhabitants of your town or city reflects behavior that is in line
with the concept of sustainable development? In your opinion, what should be improved?

As a close observer of development in my city, Kuwait City, I have become increasingly aware of
numerous noble attempts in a variety of areas, most notably architecture, to implement development that
is sustainable and at harmony with the environment. The government, however, almost always supports
the status quo and the bottom line, and adapting sustainable measures are often expensive. Change itself
is controversial in Kuwait.

From my perspective as a woman professional and an avid student of economic development, the
inherently conservative and brutally patriarchic nature of Kuwaiti society works to actively diminish the
importance that is ascribed to development generally speaking and sustainable development in particular.
From my perspective,

A determined, and idealistic young man from Ecuador, I have completed my undergraduate studies in the
area of Civil Engineering and, increasingly, I have come to act upon my growing passion for water, in the
context of a very troubled country at war over its water supply. Water is life in Ecuador and this motivates
me a great deal. Sadly, ironically, it is under a supposedly socialist administration that our indigenous
communities find their water supply at the greatest risk, at the hands of the government, big business,
and capitalist greed. I humbly ask for admission to your particularly distinguished Master’s Program at
XXXX University so that I might receive a world-class education in Water Resource Engineering. This
would enable and empower me to help my people to the fullest extent possible, for many decades to
come.