HM+Water+Wars+explanation

Inherency - US policy inadequate – Water for the Poor Act 2005 not funded misallocated, reorganization of foreign aid hurts water - local governments put inadequate priority and transparency into water Significance - SSA - 50% no access to a safe water source - 70% no access to improved sanitary water Harms - water borne diseases also HIV/AIDS - water as a cause of poverty - development - gender - right to water - indigenous persons - soft power Solvency - Fund Water for the Poor Act US key - expertise in other parts of the world - global leader to prioritize - status quo privatization - focus on small community projects, not big dams

Strategic Advantages - topical – public health, foreign assistance - big impacts - diversity of advantages - politics angle – already passed