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The Colorado River conflict - Coggle Diagram
The Colorado River conflict
Threats to the River
Climate issues
Global warming
Less snow
Drought
Overuse
Agricultural use
Cotton
Alfalfa
Cattle farming
Urban use
Leisure
cooking
cleaning
Tourism
Urban growth
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Actors in conflict
Mexico
Depends on the river for agriculture
Should receive water (1944 Treaty)
Upper Basin States
Want to secure their share
Use less than their share
Lower Basin
High Consumption
Environmental groups
Want to preserve the river
demand restriction
Federal gouvernement
Tries to mediate
Native communities
Basic facts about the River
More than 2300 km
Flow
Major reservoirs
Lake Mead
River no longer reaches the sea
Location
Western USA
Northern Mexico
Source in the Rocky Mountains
Solutions and cooperations
Water rights
1944 Treaty btw USA and Mexico
1922 Colorado River Compact
Unequal rights
Technical solutions
Crop rotation
Irrigation techniques
Use of AI
Urban water restriction
Interstate cooperation