3. What attitude do
these two different
groups demonstrate
toward water?
More than 1 billion
people do not have
access to fresh
drinking water
4. Access to Water
Read the bottom of
Pg.268
Do you believe
access to clean
water is a basic
human right?
5. Is clean
drinking water
a human right?
Who should be
responsible for
ensuring that
water supplies
are clean?
This man in Allahabad, India is drinking polluted water from
the Ganges River.
6. Who Controls Water?
The cost of basic services, such as health
care, often increases when they are provided by
private companies (rather than by the government)
The World Bank pressured Bolivia to privatize its
water systems
Bechtel, an American company, took over, and
water prices increased by about 50 percent.
The poorest Bolivians could not afford to buy clean
drinking water.
8. Alberta is Thirsty
Alberta holds only 2.2 per cent of Canada’s
fresh water.
Who needs it?
The booming oil patch, parched farmers’
fields, and a growing number of homes and
businesses.
Where does Alberta’s water come from?
Rain and snow
Glaciers
What will happen when the glaciers are
gone?
9. Athabasca Glacier
This sign represents the head
of the glacier in 1890
Read the bottom of Pg.269 and respond to Question #1