Pulitzer Center grantee William Wheeler reflects on his experience in international reporting and the fraught path from daily journalism to long-form nonfiction.
South Asia's Troubled Waters
Irrigation and hydroelectric projects along with shrinking glaciers are reducing the flow of the Indus River--and increasing tensions between Pakistan and India.
The water failed to meet drinking water standards and people got nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and other symptoms. Then people dug wells to survive.
"I was afraid to imagine the water that runs on the river," says my father. My father's name is Bin Li. He is 42 years old.
I saw dead fish floating on the river and also smelled the smell. Mother said, "When I was young, the water was so clear, I could clearly see the fish swimming in the water."
"When I was a kid," said my grandmother, "the water was so clean that you could swim, drink, or catch fish. Now it's so dirty that almost nothing is alive. The water of this river is totally polluted and people don't have enough water to drink."
Through this webquest, students will use several different projects on the "Downstream" Global Gateway to examine the impact of water around the world.
OVERVIEW
Water issues affect us all, from the women who spend hours daily fetching water to political battles over international rivers to melting icepack and rising sea levels. We are all downstream.
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Multimedia journalist Anna-Katarina Gravgaard has reported from four different continents with a focus on water and the environment. A print reporter from age 14, she transitioned into multimedia...
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William Wheeler has reported on political affairs from East Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Haiti, and the Middle East. He’s also covered immigrant detention in rural Virginia, and subterranean...
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Ecosystems, Effect of Human Activities on the Earth, Environmental Public Policy, Freshwater Resources, Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources, Role of Water in Natural and Human-Made Environments, Watersheds, U.S. Foreign Policy Since WWII, Impact of the Industrial Revolution, The Political and Social Conditions of Developing Nations, Modern Day Conflicts