Empowering Global Citizens

a dam emits a small amount of greenhouse gases

2. a dam would prevent the chronic, deadly flooding that affects the
region

3. a dam would provide electricity to keep pace with China’s growing
energy needs.

In this way, the class will learn about how some seemingly environmentally
friendly solutions generate may environmental problems. They will also
practice thinking about how the darn fits into the larger social, political, and

environmental system.

Resource

0 American University’s case studies on Three Gorges Dam
0 http:/ /www1 .american.edu/ ted/ THREEDAM.HTM
0 http:/ /www1 .american.edu/ ted/ 3gorges.htm

Activity E25

Scenario Planning, Part 1

The students look at the list of issues they brought to class during the first
activity and are asked to think about how the current environmental system
will look if the issues continue along the same course (good or bad). The
students will write a creative report describing the scenario, using actual sci—
entific projections whenever possible. The students will share their scenarios
with the class and discuss the steps that need to be taken to avoid or improve
the scenarios they described.

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