12. Water Transfers
• Many regions and countries faced with increasing
populations are finding themselves short of
water. One solution to water shortages is to
divert water from one drainage basin to another.
• Large-scale transfers of water can be achieved by
diverting a river or by constructing a large canal
to carry available water from one basin to
another.
• Spain water transfers here
14. 1. China – South to North transfer
(p63)
– Supersized Earth here (from 15.00)
– Video here
– Local view points here
15. 2. Snowy Mountains Scheme –
Australia
• Snowy
Mountain
Schemes
transfer (p52)
– Video here
16. 3. Turkey to Israel transfer (p53)
• Complicated
timeline of
efforts to
secure water
to Israel.
17. Typical Question
• Assess the risks of water transfer schemes
within and between countries. (15)
• Evaluate the opinion that the environmental
risks of water transfers outweigh the political
ones. (15)