WATER ABLAZE - Patagonia Sin Represas

The series tells the dramatic story of how the struggle for fresh water
has shaped human society to a remarkable extent. The viewer is taken
to about 20 countries all over the world and shown a fascinating variety
of ways in which people have coped with what is society’s lifeblood –
water.
Land of the Rising Water
Earth Report, 2002, 26 minutes.
This film examines Japan’s success in urban water management to
tackle floods and conserve the country’s wetlands. It also presents
community initiatives that could show others the way, like rainwater
harvesting.
A Narmada Diary
By Anand Patwardhan and Simantini Dhuru, 1995, 60 minutes.
Denouncing the inadequacy of resettlement and compensation from
the massive Narmada Sardar Dam Project, the Adivasis steadfastly
refuse to leave their land – even if they drown there. A moving record
of the Adivasi people’s continuing struggle for social justice. On the
other hand, the government is sheltering behind its talk of national
gain and India’s “necessary sacrifice” for development – but the film
asks just who exactly this development is for.
16.2 Literary References
Aitkin, Bill
Seven Sacred Rivers. Columbia/MO, South Asia Books, 1992.
Alexandersson, Olof
Lebendes Wasser. Über Viktor Schauberger und eine neue Technik, um unsere Umwelt zu
retten. Steyr Verlag.
Anderson, Terry L.
Water Rights: Scarce Resource Allocation, Bureaucracy, and the Environment. 1991.
Anderson, Terry and Pamela Snyder
Water Markets: Priming the Invisible Pump. Washington/DC, Cato Institute, 1997.
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