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The coming global freshw<strong>at</strong>er scarcity: a project for <strong>the</strong> export<strong>at</strong>ion ofw<strong>at</strong>er from <strong>the</strong> <strong>Amazon</strong> <strong>Basin</strong>Luciana ValenteLL.M. Pace University - Whit Plains, NY - USAI. IntroductionII. The W<strong>at</strong>er Wars – <strong>the</strong> Middle Eastern situ<strong>at</strong>ionIII. Increasing <strong>the</strong> freshw<strong>at</strong>er supplyIII.1. Building dams and reservoirsIII.2. Transferring surface w<strong>at</strong>erIII.3. Tapping groundw<strong>at</strong>erIII.4. Converting salt w<strong>at</strong>er into freshw<strong>at</strong>er – desaliniz<strong>at</strong>ionIII.5. Cloud seeding and towing icebergsIV. W<strong>at</strong>ershed ManagementIV.1. W<strong>at</strong>ershedIV.2. BrazilIV.2.a) W<strong>at</strong>er Resources Legal FrameIV.2.b) W<strong>at</strong>ershed Management in BrazilIV.3. The <strong>Amazon</strong> <strong>Basin</strong>IV.3.b) The <strong>Amazon</strong> River <strong>Basin</strong> W<strong>at</strong>ershed ManagementV. Improving w<strong>at</strong>er use efficiency – <strong>the</strong> Blue Revolution of w<strong>at</strong>er conserv<strong>at</strong>ionV.1. Using irrig<strong>at</strong>ion w<strong>at</strong>er efficientlyV.2. Using homes, businesses and industries’w<strong>at</strong>er efficientlyV.3. O<strong>the</strong>r mechanisms for w<strong>at</strong>ershed managementV.3.a) The price of w<strong>at</strong>erV.3.b) Priv<strong>at</strong>iz<strong>at</strong>ionV.3.c) W<strong>at</strong>ershed tradingVI. The quality of drinking w<strong>at</strong>erVI.1. Purifying w<strong>at</strong>erVI.2. Recycling w<strong>at</strong>erVII. A project for <strong>the</strong> export<strong>at</strong>ion of w<strong>at</strong>er from <strong>the</strong> <strong>Amazon</strong> <strong>Basin</strong>VIII. ConclusionIX. Bibliography

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