Assignment task: In the following, refer to the reading, "Earth at Risk, Chapter 7, Water Conflicts, Megalopolises and Hydrodiplomacy." Note that you can skip, for now, section 7.3.1.
Q1. What are the characteristics of conflicts over natural resources?
Q2. How does the author define hydro-diplomacy?
Q3. What UN agreement covers protection of water resources during conflicts?
Q4. How has the US viewed the significance of international water conflicts? 18. Explain the map in Figure 7.1?
Q5. Why does the author say that "violent conflicts might grow within the present model of development?"
Q6. What does the author mean by "water is a leverage?"
Q7. In what situations is hydro-diplomacy useful, according to the author?
Q8. Do you find Figure 7.2 useful for understanding hydrodiplomacy? Why or why not?
Q9. In Table 7.2, identify an area of conflict over water in Latin America that is particularly interesting to you and explain why it's of interest to you.