Water Conflicts Case Study - Turkey GAP 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: lauraking20Created on: 04-06-17 11:30 What is it? An integrated water & energy supply system 1 of 7 Aims? (2) 1) Become the 'breadbasket' of the Middle East 2) Socio-economic development (better education, healthcare, jobs etc) 2 of 7 What does it consist of? 22 dams & 19 HEP plants 3 of 7 Who is unhappy? Syria & Iraq - involves damming their major rivers (Euphrates & Tigris) 4 of 7 What have Turkey ensured? That water flow will return back to normal (but they have their suspicions) 5 of 7 What happened in 2008? Attacked by the international community and environmentalists 6 of 7 Why? Completing project involved 1) Flooding ancient towns 2) 1000s would have to relocate 3) Risk of water-borne diseases 7 of 7
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