THINK ABOUT IT
Discuss the following questions with the other people in your group:
- Why do you think some countries want to import fresh water? Why do they have problems with freshwater supplies locally?
- How do you think these countries could improve their freshwater problem without importing freshwater from other countries?
- Do you think private corporations should export and sell canada's water to other countries for a profit? Why or why not?
MAKING A PRESENTATION
With the other members of your group, prepare a 5- to 70- minute oral presentation using the information from the article you read. Organize your presentation as follows:
- global water crisis - what it is
- why some countries have problems with local supplies of freshwater
- why private corporations want to export and sell Canada's fresh- to other countries water
- reasons why the export of canada's water will not solve water problems in other countries
- what local solutions to water supply problems are possible
Use a flipchart for your presentation, if you like. Be prepared to answer questions from the audience.