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Mercer Island CK – Affirmative – Namibia Biodiversity
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Mercer Island CK – Affirmative – Namibia BiodiversityAs the water crisis continues the Okavango Delta is at risk of becoming a region rife with water shortages Reuters 00 (Reuters News Service, "Africa deluge masks water shortage threat", March 15, 2000, < http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=5993&newsdate=15-Mar-2000> Accessed September 15, 2007) "As water becomes… lucrative tourist industry" The 2005 Water for the Poor Act has been ignored and plans are to decrease future water assistance to Africa south of the Sahara. Blumenauer 7 (Earl, leading congressional Water expert and representative on the House Ways and Means Committee, "Hearing of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs," Federal News Service) "Our legislation was… I find it incomprehensible." The United States federal government should substantially increase funding and implementation of the regional strategies of H.R. 1973 in Angola, Bostwana, and Namibia. We Reserve the right to clarify. And, this will spillover because of the commitment to regional institutions. This is what our plan does -
Contention Two: Biodiversity Advantage One: The Delicious Delta First, Water Shortages are happening in the status quo and are expected to continue Sibeene 7 (Petronella Sibeene, Chief Medical Officer in Caprivi, "Water Shortage Threatens Small Stock", AllAfrica.Com, August 30th, 2007, < http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200708300291.html> Accessed September 16th, 2007) Small stock farmers… the drought situation. Second, more water shortages in Namibia will force the government to build hydroelectric dams and pipelines to exploit the Okavango Basin. Mbaiwa 3 (Joseph E. Mbaiwa University of Botswana, Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre. "Causes and possible solutions to potential water resource conflicts in the Okavango River Basin: The case of Angola, Namibia and Botswana." http://waternetonline.ihe.nl/docs/Papers2003/Warfsa- WaterNet%20Theme%205/Causes%20and%20possible%20solutions%20to%20potential%20water%20resource%20co.pdf) "The Okavango River… along the basin." And, The use of the Okavango Delta water resources for development resources without comprehensive management will result in irreversible changes in the basin's water balance and crush biodiversity as a whole. Monna 99 (Stevie, Botswana National Convservation Strategy Coordinating Agency, "A Framework for International Cooperation for the Management of the Okavango Basin and Delta," People and Wetlands the Vital Link, 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties of the Convention on Wetlands, May http://www.ramsar.org/cop7/cop7_doc_20.5_e.htm) The biodiversity of… intervention is necessary. And, The Okavango Delta is facing extinction—the plan is key to preventing the collapse of the entire African wetland ecosystem. Monna 99 (Stevie, Botswana National Convservation Strategy Coordinating Agency, "A Framework for International Cooperation for the Management of the Okavango Basin and Delta," People and Wetlands the Vital Link, 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties of the Convention on Wetlands, May http://www.ramsar.org/cop7/cop7_doc_20.5_e.htm) "The Okavango Delta… construction to medicinal uses." And, Loss of ecosystems and species will cause planetary extinction Diner 94 (David, Judge Advocate's General's Corps of US Army, Military Law Review, Winter, lexis) Why Do We Care?... to the abyss. Additionally, Even a small change will cause extinction ENN 1 (Environmental News Network, October 12, 2001, "Gradual change can push ecosystems into collapse", < http://www.well.com/%7Edavidu/collapse.html> ) After decades… them collapse." And this Outweighs Nuclear War, Environmental Collapse, and Energy Insecurity Tobin 90 (Richard J. Tobin, World Renown Author "The Expendable Future: U.S. Politics and the Protection of Biological Diversity", 1990) In fact, when… the United States. And, Namibia is uniquely at risk for environmental degradation Gardner-Outlaw and Engleman 97 (Tom and Robert, "Sustaining Water, Easing Scarcity: A Second Update," Revised Data for the Population Action International Report, http://www.nancywang.com/resources/publications/water/water97.pdf) One place where… long-term solution is urgent Advantage Two: America is The 'Next Top Model' First, US Actions to protect wetlands under the Ramsar Convention are modeled by other countries that are under Ramsar
Second, US Environmental Actions are modeled worldwide Tobin 90 (Richard J. Tobin, World Renown Author "The Expendable Future: U.S. Politics and the Protection of Biological Diversity", 1990) Still another reason for… but elsewhere as well. Third, Environment Regulation Modeling is Key to Wetlands in Kenya World Resources Institute 7(World Resources Institute, 2007, Environmental Accountability in Africa (EAA): Legislative Environmental Representation, http://governance.wri.org/legisrep-project-216.html) When power… basic of functions And, Aquatic species are key to survival and the environment Current Science 6 (5(10), 9-10, p.574, http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/sep102006/573.pdf) Aquatic ecosystems sustain… spiritual and cultural development. Fourth, the Black Rhino is in the Kenyan Wetlands RAMSAR 5 (Ramsar Convention, September 27th, 2005, http://www.ramsar.org/profile/profiles_kenya.htm, "The Annotated Ramsar List: Kenya") The Convention on.. information: 2005 And, the Rhino is key to biodiversity - the extinction of the rhino will collapse the environment WWF 6 (World Wildlife Fund, 2006, Factsheet, "Species fact sheet: African Rhinos", http://assets.panda.org/downloads/africanrhino2006w.pdf) Rhinos are 'flagship'… and law-enforcement measures Contention Three: Solvency The Okavango Delta is best managed by the United States – Other countries will twist the arms of national leaders for their own interests, and this best solves because we must build international-national and local cooperation. Hasler 2 (Richard, Research Associate, Project for Land and Agrarian Studies, Okavango Research Centre, University of Botswana, "Political Ecologies of Scale and the Okavango Delta: Hydro-politics, Property Rights and Community Based Wildlife Management." June 2002) In more ways than… the costs of trying. And, USAID is funded by the Water for the poor act, they can work with Community Based Natural Resource Management Hasler 2 (Richard, Research Associate, Project for Land and Agrarian Studies, Okavango Research Centre, University of Botswana, "Political Ecologies of Scale and the Okavango Delta: Hydro-politics, Property Rights and Community Based Wildlife Management." June 2002) An example of … through District Councils. And, The Water for the Poor Act has failed to work in the Okavango Delta because of mixed priorities, only our aff can solve this, it's try or die for the affirmative. Lochery 07 (Peter, Water Team Director for CARE, "Beyond the Status Quo: Bringing Down Barriers to Water and Sanitation Provision in Africa through Implementation of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health," http://www.care.org/newsroom/articles/2007/05/lochery_water_testimony.pdf) The Water for the Poor… attention that it so desperately needs. Contention Four: ___ The negative's links and aid bad arguments are non-unique – The US has an ad hoc and uncoordinated water assistance program in effect in the status quo
Our Aff's Commitment to biodiversity breaks down the dominant structures that cause suffering. We uniquely solve for the evils of patriarchy, violence, colonialism, militarism, and globalization. We solve all your other impacts by recognizing the biological imperative Hawthorn 01 (Gale Group, "wild politics: feminism, globilization, and biodiviserty") Beyond that… how we act A Nuclear War wouldn't cause extinction – their claims are exaggerated Martin 82 (Brian Martin is Professor of Social Sciences in the School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication at the University of Wollongong. "Critique of Nuclear Extinction" Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 19, No. 4, 1982, pp. 287-300) To summarise the… does not exist. A Limited Nuclear War is more likely Martin 82 (Brian Martin is Professor of Social Sciences in the School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication at the University of Wollongong. "Critique of Nuclear Extinction" Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 19, No. 4, 1982, pp. 287-300) It often has… apathy and resignation. Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 2.81 Mb. Share with your friends:
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