Water conflicts - The rivers Tigris and Euphrates have their source in Turkey but flow through Syria then Iraq - politically unstable. Ataturk dam generates 8.9 billion kWh in electricity + has opened 180,000 acres of farmland to irrigation.
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also: some of the water used by turkey will get back into the rivers and cause problems downsteam. Water quality will decrease, increased salinity, chemicals from pesticides and fertilisers.
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1974 Iraq put troops on Syrian border + threatened to destroy the Al-Thawra dam. During the conference in 2000 on international law on shared water resources, there was a lot of dislike towards Turkey
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3 Gorges Dam is hydroelectric dam on the Yangtze river in China. Largest HEP in the world + the total energy produced will reach 22,500 mW.
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Landslides -The huge weight of the water behind the dam is causing landslides- reservoir has already collapsed in 91 places + 36km have caved in.
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Economic growth - Allows transit of raw materials causing massive economic growth. Flood control- protect 1,500,000 hectares of farmland and 15 million people from flooding.
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Navigation - allowed travel between different parts of river. The river transport will be improved from 10 million to 50 million tonnes per year and costs reduced by 35%
