fw.3 Water scarcity and water quality

Unit Contents

Geographic inquiry: The varying power of different actors in relation to water management issues

Physical and economic water scarcity, and the factors that control these including the causes and impacts of droughts; the distinction between water quantity and water quality
Environmental consequences of agricultural activities on water quality, to include pollution (eutrophication) and irrigation (salinization)
- Detailed examples to illustrate the role of different stakeholders
Growing human pressures on lakes and aquifers, including economic growth and population migration
Internationally shared water resources as a source of conflict
- Case study of one internationally shared water resource and the role of different stakeholders in attempting to find a resolution