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1ACTournament: Westside | Round: 1 | Opponent: none | Judge: none 1ACObservation 1 InherencyThe Colorado River and its delta are in grave danger. Current efforts to save this essential environmental and economic resource are only a temporary solution.University of Denver Water Law Review JULY 22, 2013 The Colorado River provides water to meet the needs of nearly 40 million people across And, change is necessary—only guaranteed river flow can save the delta.Udall and Hinojosa ’10 JW: So our audience can understand restoring whole flows to the delta, could Therefore, my partner and I present the followingPLAN: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic engagement towards Mexico by extending the measures and projects of Minute 319 beyond 2017.SolvencyObservation 2 SolvencyMexico recognizes the looming crisis. And, as a result, Mexico would say yes.Buono ’12 Minute 319 is limited to a term of five years. The short duration may have been necessary to facilitate the amendment’s acceptance by Mexican officials, as Mexico has long considered the 1944 Water Treaty to be inviolable and complained about American management practices. Nevertheless, officials on both sides have expressed the hope that the Minute’s implementation may be extended in the future. And, creating a permanent agreement using the mechanism of 319 will allow continued investment to enhance water delivery and ultimately improve US/Mexican relations.Gleik ’12 ¶ Earlier this afternoon, their prospects improved dramatically.¶ At the historic Hotel del And, by ensuring predicable flow and delta restoration in the Colorado basin beyond 2017, the plan will restore water resources and ecosystems that result in 2 advantages.Zamora ’13 On November 20, 2012, the United States and Mexico signed a landmark five Advantage 1 Agriculture—The Colorado Basin and agricultural water supply are at risk.Doom 2012 The Colorado River basin supplies drinking water to more than 35 million people in the And, lack of water delivery risks 24 ½ billion in agriculture losses per year in a single irrigation district.NPR.org 9-4-13 Mexico and the United States are supposed to share water according to a 70- And, Agricultural trade is key to the economyPersaud 13 (Suresh Persaud, Agricultural Economist, United States Department of Agriculture, "Effects of Trade on the U.S. Economy" http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/agricultural-trade-multipliers/effects-of-trade-on-the-us-economy.aspx~~23.Uew3zI3VCSo 6-17-13) Efficient irrigation can’t solve for looming water crisis.Harvest Public Media, August 19, 2013 And, Irrigation will be essential to prevent food shortages—rain fed agriculture will decrease by half.KLARE , APR 22, 2013 No one can predict how much food, land, water, and energy will Food crisis triggered the Arab Spring—conflict becomes more likely when people don’t eat.KLARE , APR 22, 2013 Like other experts on the subject, Chatham House’s analysts claim, for example, Resource Wars are as great a risk to the US as prolif or terrorism.KLARE , APR 22, 2013 Advantage 2 Fresh WaterThe river is in collapse, and will be 30 percent gone by 2050Clarke April 17, 2013 And, extending 319 provisions creates more reliable and predictable water supplies in the US and Mexico.SCHISSLER • APRIL 29, 2013 UNIVERSITY OF DENVER WATER LAW REVIEW ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM 2013: ADDRESSING SUPPLY 26 DEMAND IMBALANCES IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN And, access to water is a basic human right that disproportionately effects the most marginalized populations of the region.Barcena in 2012 Nonetheless, no notable change has occurred in the development model to support simultaneous The United States must not be complicit in this water emergency. We have a moral obligation to address water contamination and unequal access.Lexen, 2011 Karin Lexén, Director, Swedish Water House, The human right to water and sanitation – From moral ¶ to legal obligation, The right to water and sanitation is one of the most important aspects of development Advantage 3 BiodiversityThe Colorado Delta is key to Biodiversity, and only 10 still exists.Water Education Foundation ’13 A significant effort will be focused on the¶ replenishment of riparian habitats and¶ And, the US 26 Mexico must act to solve environmental problems—only the plan guarantees necessary cooperation.Margaret Wilder (University of Arizona) 2013 http://swcarr.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/ACCSWUS_Ch16.pdf lmc And, loss of biodiversity poses an imminent threat to human survival.Raj 12 (Dr. P.J. Sanjeeva Raj, consultant ecologist and the Professor and Head of the Zoology Department of the Madras Christian College (MCC), "Beware the loss of biodiversity", September 23, 2012, http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/beware-the-loss-of-biodiversity/article3927062.ece) | 1/11/14 |
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