Resources
In order to develop ideas and issues raised by 'Whose Right to Water?', the following resources may be of interest.
'Clean Water: A Right For All' (UNICEF 1995) examines the supply of water across the world, water pollution and disasters, access to clean water, its importance for health, and sanitation. Includes photographs, activities, ideas for science experience and photocopiable worksheets. Item code B-459, £11.50, available from Worldaware.
Global Eye, Issue 14 Spring 2001 has the 'Focus on Water' section. Colourful and informative, this explores many issues concerning water, including the management of the Nile drainage basin and the Marunda water project. The interactive version is available at www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_spring01/focuson/index.html
Waterinschools.com is a comprehensive site with a catalogue of water related resources, an interactive game where pupils must provide a town with water, printable activities, and online information. www.waterinschools.com
Save the Children's 'Fair shares for all' pages have several teaching resources about water and sustainable development. www.savethechildren.org.uk/fairshares It includes some excellent personal stories and a world map of Access to safe water (which space didn't allow us to include in Whose right to water?)
The International Conference on Fresh Water in Dec 2001 in Bonn debated sustainable development with a focus on water. The speeches, presentations, working groups and key points to come from the conference are available on the website www.water-2001.de
The World Water Development Report from UNESCO is available on line as part of the World Water Assessment Programme, at www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/index.shtml. This provides a summary of the report to assess the state of the worlds water resources. From this site there are many useful links to areas of related interest.
The DFID report, Addressing the Water Crisis, is available to download at www.dfid.gov.uk/Pubs/files/tsp_water.pdf. The report outlines the governments strategy for meeting its development targets in the context of global water.
The WHO report, Water for Health is available to download at www.worldwaterday.org/2001/report/wwdreport.pdf The report addresses the issue of water and the impact of health, and includes many suggestions on what can be done to help the situation.
Understanding Global Issues have produced an informative booklet on water, The Water Crisis: A Matter of Life and Death (2001) that is available to buy (£2.95) at www.global-issues.co.uk. This covers nine topics about water in detail, addressing the nature and scale of the global water crisis, including maps, and diagrams.
Blue Peter WaterWorks Appeal. This year Blue Peter has teamed up with WaterAid for their annual appeal. The Blue Peter WaterWorks Appeal aims to raise £500,000 for projects in Tanzania and Uganda http://www.wateraid.org.uk/site/get_involved/blue_peter_waterworks_appeal/
Guardian/Observer Christmas Charity Appeal. WaterAid has also been chosen as one of the two charities that the Guardian and Observer Christmas Charity Appeal is supporting this year. http://www.wateraid.org.uk/site/get_involved/guardian/