Clean+Water

(1) TOPIC GUIDES
Below you will find links to the topics that will be discussed in the UNEP.

(2) COMMITTEE DESCRIPTION
Download this document to learn more about how the UNEP operates.

(3) VIDEO GUIDES
For a brief overview on the history of climate change by the Royal Society, click [|here!] To learn more about Climate change negotiations, click here. To learn more about the history of the Kyoto Protocol, click here. Want to learn even more about what the Kyoto Protocol? Click [|here!] To learn more about the 2012 Doha Climate conference and the disucssion to the extend the Kyoto Protocol, click [|here.] Want to learn more about what you can do about climate change? Click [|here!] To learn more about emissions trading and carbon units, click [|here.]

(4) LINKS TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs)
Pew Center on Global Climate Change World Wildlife Fund [|United States Environmental Protection Agency] United Nations Environmental Programme

(5) PRIMARY SOURCES
[|Kyoto Protocol] [|Doha Climate Conference]

**(6) COUNTRY RESEARCH** Hydrate Life, 2012, [|Afghanistan's Water Crisis] Outlook Afghanistan, 2016, [|Kabul Facing Sever Water Crisis] NY Times, 2015, [|Starved for Energy, Pakistan Braces for a Water Crisis]
 * Afghanistan **

USAID, 2008, [|Angola Water and Sanitation Profile] Mail & Guardian, 2011, [|Water everywhere in Angola, but few places to drink]
 * Angola **

The Conversation, 2015, [|The role of water in Australia’s uncertain future] The Conversation, 2016, [|It’s a fallacy that all Australians have access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene]
 * Australia **

The World Bank, 2016, [|Brazil may be the Owner of 20% of the World’s Water Supply but it is still Very Thirsty] The Week, 2016, [|Brazil's Olympics water crisis is a constant reality for locals]
 * Brazil **

Rights Watch, 2016, [|Canada: Water Crisis Puts First Nations Families at Risk] The Huffington Post Canada, 2016, [|Canada First Nations Water Issues Need To Be Fixed: UN]
 * Canada **

NY Times, 2016, [|Rural Water, Not City Smog, May Be China’s Pollution Nightmare] International Business Times, 2015, [|China announces ambitious plan to clean up its water, close down polluting factories]
 * China **

Prospect Journal, 2013, [|CLEAN WATER IN ETHIOPIA: HARVESTING FOR A BETTER TOMORROW] MSNBC, 2014, [|Women in Ethiopia struggle to survive without water]
 * Ethiopia **

News ERR, 2015, [|Estonians breathe cleaner air but sea water pollution remains a problem] Estonia World, 2016, [|Estonia is among the 10 greenest countries in the world]
 * Estonia **

The Local fr, 2014, [|Tap water 'polluted' for 1.5 million in France] France Diplomatie, 2013, [|France and the right to water and Sanitation]
 * France **

UNICEF, 2016, [|Water, Environment and Sanitation] NY Times, 2013, [|Rains or Not, India Is Falling Short on Drinkable Water]
 * India **

Climate Change Post, 2012, [|Fresh water resources Italy] The Local, 2015, [|Are Italy's drinking fountains safe?]
 * Italy **

Rappler, 2014, [|Fresh, clean water? Japan has technology that PH can use] NY Times, 2011, [|Anxiety Up as Tokyo Issues Warning on Its Tap Water]
 * Japan **


 * Mexico **

The Guardian, 2015, [|Mexico City's water crisis – from source to sewer] Mexperience, 2016, [|Drinking Water in Mexico]

The Diplomat, 2015, [|Addressing Nepal’s Water Crisis] UN Dispatch, 2016, [|One year after the Nepal earthquake, clean water is still in short supply]
 * Nepal **

Dawn, 2011, [|More than 40 per cent Pakistanis lack access to clean water] The Nation, 2015, [|Provision of safe drinking water: A new challenge for Pakistan]
 * Pakistan **

Russian Water Association, 2012, [|Russian water sector] BBC, 2014, [|Russia fears Crimea water shortage as supply drops]
 * Russia **

African Business, 2014, [|South Africa’s dirty water crisis] Brand South Africa, 2015, [|South Africa tackles water issues]
 * South Africa **

CNN, 2017, [|Water is the latest battleground in Syria] UNICEF, 2015, [|Severe water shortages compound the misery of millions in war-torn Syria - says UNICEF]
 * Syria **

UNICEF, 2017, [|Ukraine: Water and Sanitation] Ecozine, 2013, [|Gaining Access to Safe Drinking Water in Ukraine]
 * Ukraine **

NY Times, 2016, [|For These Americans, Clean Water Is a Luxury] CNBC, 2016, [|America's water crisis goes beyond Flint, Michigan]
 * United States **

The Conversation, 2016, [|Venezuela: how a water crisis brought an entire country to its knees] NY Times, 2016, [|Hundreds Wait Long Hours For Free, Clean Water in Caracas]
 * Venezuela **