Managing Water Diversion from Canada to the United States: An Old Idea Born Again?

In: International journal / Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Band 62, Heft 1, S. 81-92

Abstract

Consumption patterns of water in the western US are clearly not sustainable. Given the technology available today, massive water transfers could only come from Canada. There have been several mooted projects in this vein, mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. Should the Canadians worry about water exports to the US, especially in the frame of NAFTA? Or is climate change going to be the decisive factor in this debate? This article explores how water is becoming a major political issue between the US and Canada. Adapted from the source document.