1.6 South Asia's Water Crisis

sanitation

aquifer

climate change

scarcity

sanitation

aquifer

climate change

scarcity

sanitation

aquifer

climate change

scarcity

sanitation

aquifer

climate change

scarcity

Polluted water tastes bad but is safe to drink.

Polluted water is unsafe for fish but does not affect humans.

When water is very polluted it is unsafe to drink.

Pollution controls make water too expensive for most people.

increase evaporation and cause drought

melt glaciers faster and increase the amount of water in lakes

make the air dryer and decrease the summer rains.

have little effect on water resources in South Asia

Glaciers in the Himalaya Mountains are growing bigger.

People are taking water too quickly from aquifers.

Much of the earth, including South Asia, is drying up.

The Indian government is selling fresh water to other nations.

Bangladesh's rivers are flooding because of increased water flow.

Reduced flow to Bangladesh's rivers has caused drought.

The dams have not affected water supply.

Both countries have benefitted from the dams.

It passed a law setting standards for water quality.

It stopped building any new dams.

It arrested all of the major polluters in the country.

It cooperated with Pakistan to fight water pollution.