Water - distribution of water

6 important questions on Water - distribution of water

What is the South-Eastern Anatolia project?

An enourmous irrigation project. Twenty-two dams now catch the water from the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.

Why  have people built dams in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers?

1. To generate hydro-electricity

2. Water is needed for irrigation

Who is angry about the anatolian project and why?

people who live there and neighbour countries are also angry.

Syria and Iraq need water for irrigation and drinking.

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Name four disadantages of the dam?

1 Loss of living area

2 Loss of cultural treasures

3 Expensive

4 Enviromental damage

Why shouldn't Turkey decide what happens tot he water from the Euphrates and Tigris rivers?

Syria and Iraq really need that water.  The have a right to some of it.

Egyot has also built a dam: the Aswan Dam. This dam will not cause a war between Egypt and Sudan. Why not?

Sudan is upstream, so it has no problems with the dam.

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