Getting Thirsty
Water covers 75% of the Earth’s surface, but most of it contains high concentrations of salt and is unavailable. Desalination is expensive for developing countries, making that salt water unsuitable for consumption or irrigation. Consequently, access to fresh water is a growing issue as countries share the same water sources. This even has the potential to become an issue of national security.
Think of the issues that come from circumstances in which countries share the same water source. For example, consider disputes over the Jordan river between Jordan and Israel, or the Tigris River between Iraq and Turkey.
Now consider what would happen if your state or community had only limited fresh water access. How involved do you feel local governments should be in controlling water access?
Review the posts of your classmates and respond to at least one post, rebutting your classmate with a valid citation.
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Getting Thirsty
Fresh water sources across the world continue to be depleted every day. If this continues, there could be many water conflicts across the world. When countries share the same water resource, conflicts are bound to be observed. An example is the conflict between Turkey and Armenia due to the water sources that they share. For a long time, the conflict almost plunged the two countries into violence (Falkenmark, & Rockström, 2014).
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