Water Due March 29 Midnight, but try and do much earlier for better discussion.
Discussion Questions. Respond to two of the following questions (SINGLE SPACED), but do not answer more then one of the Blue Gold Questions.
Part A Case Study (respond to one of two)
1) Kenya Wetlands & Water Management CEECEC Case Study. What is your takeaway from the case study? Use one or more of the EE/Sus concepts in your response and identify at least one stakeholder or distribution conflict.
2) EJ Case Study: Water. Report back to the class on an interesting case study of an Environmental Justice / Earth Justice conflict from EJAtlas. http://EJAtlas.org Use the Filter > Catagory > Type > Water [e.g. Water access…; Water treatment…; Weltands and coastal zone management, Tailings from mines (contamination of water); Interbasin water transfers/transboundary water conflicts; Dams and water distribution conflicts; Aquaculture and fisheries] Provide the title and hyper link for your case study.
Part B Respond one of the following
1) Standing Rock, Awake. Explain why the indigenous peoples are resisting pipelines and how they are or are not effective. Explain the connection and perspectives that indigenous people have to the land, water and natural resources.
2) BlueGold Privatization & Conflict. Discuss what political and legal strategies have been used successfully by communities in the United States and elsewhere to resist the commercial takeovers of water supplies. What ethical and political issues are involved in privatization of water vs water as a human right? Will privatization of water, and commodification of water help or hurt meeting UN Sustainable Development Goal #2? Do you think there will be wars fought in the future involving conflicts over water rights?
3) BlueGold & Story of Water Solutions. A number of possible solutions are presented at the end of the film. Choose a solution to the world water crisis discussed in the film that you found most interesting and explain why this stood out to you. Do you think it is, or could be, effective? Why or why not? How would it help or hurt the possibility or meeting UN Sustainability Development Goal #6 or #14?
4) UN SDG 6 & 14
a. Progress. Review the Progress Reports for UN SDG #6 & #14. Quote and discuss an area of progress towards the goal (e.g. a target) that has been accomplished, or an area not much progress has been made. What grounds of optimism to make the target or goal can be made from progress so far? What do you think the difficulties will be to make the target by 2030 or alternative what needs to be done for more progress to be made to achieve the goal?
b. Missing? What do you think is missing in the goal or targets based on your other readings or video? Why is it important?
c. Quote and discuss what you found important in SDG 6 or 14. Explain why. What needs to be done to accomplish the goal?
