Geography 1500F/G Final: Climate Change Case
Document Summary
The colorado river basin: watershed: 7 us states + mexico, disputes over shared water rights for 100 yrs, water heavily used for agriculture, dry conditions, falling water levels since 2000, competition for colorado river water is + Irrigation project in cambodia: slow recovery from khmer rough economic land concessions for forestry, agriculture and mining. Irrigation projects a form of climate change adaptation: preparing for water shortages and disputes, responding to climate change, mekong river carries sediment to the delta that shape the soil.