Geopolitics of Water supply within a country
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- Geopolitics of Water supply within a country
- 1.Often when countries compete for water resources international agreements and treaties have to be drawn up on how best to manage shared water supplies
- 2. Under the Helsinki Rules there is an agreement that international treaties must include concepts such as equitable use and share
- Therefore the criteria for water sharing should include
- Natural factors
- Rainfall amounts, shared of drainage basin
- Social and economic needs
- Population size , development
- Downstream impacts
- Restricting flow, lowering water tables
- Dependency
- Are alternative water sources available?
- Prior use
- Existing vs. potential use
- Efficiency
- Avoiding waste and mismanagement of water
- Natural factors
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