ENSC 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Maude Barlow, Food Security, Osmosis
31 Oct 2017
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Governance & water issues: key is the location and how much water is in the area is for use, canada does not have a federal water monitoring strategy, but each province, city, etc. has their own. Water is very much tied with waste production and energy use: to complicate this water debate s the issue of bottle water and it"s impact on (cid:498)virtual water(cid:499) World bank and imf created a system that does not favour safe water: this is very important for water issues and the poor. Private control: early approach to water resource development: Used in france since 1800s companies divert water to highest profit. Imf and world bank clean it and then sell it back to you. People who cannot afford: sometimes they want dirty water cause then they can come in and. Main criticism is they weren"t aggressive enough: ex. Detroit water shut offs for lack of payment focused on water use and.
