A World without Water

1. What is the current state of water stress around the world and the future projection?

2. What is the frustration for families in El Alto, Bolivia when it comes to water access?

3. The water company suggests that they provide a service that everyone is entitled to and that 100% of citizens have access to water. What is wrong with that statement?

4. In addition to the difficulty in hauling water, what other obstacles face people who are not connected?

5. Water companies claim that if water is a commodity, market forces will lead to efficiencies. Do you agree?

6. Coke claims that it is not exploiting water resources. Defend or refute this statement.

7. How do those of us in developed countries contribute to the crisis in water-starved countries?

8. What weaknesses exist in the way water distribution was done in Tanzania?

9. What are the two sides of the privatization debate?