Transboundary Water Conflict

Question 1

How long has the Nile affected the politics of east africa

Answer 1

Decades

Question 2

How much did the grand Ethiopian resistance dam cost

Answer 2

$4.5 billion

Question 3

What is Ethiopia angry about

Answer 3

Egypt’s dominance over the water resources

Question 4

What % of water from the Colorado river is used for farming

Answer 4

80%

Question 5

What is water increasingly being used for

Answer 5

Domestically eg swimming pools

Question 6

How much water is taken before the river reaches mexico

Answer 6

90%

Question 7

What is there a charge for in berlin

Answer 7

The discharge of wastewater containing certain contaminants

Question 8

How much did agriculture account for total water abstraction in 2016

Answer 8

Less than 3%

Question 9

Where are the Helsinki rules enforced

Answer 9

Finland

Question 10

Examples of criteria in the Helsinki rules

Answer 10

-how dependent the country is on that water source
-the population size
-ensuring water isn’t being wasted unnecessarily