3.4

Question 1

What percentage of the World consumes private water as of 2015

Answer 1

17%

Question 2

What were the social consequences of the rise in the price of water in Cochabamba following the privatisation of the water supply there

Answer 2

Cochabamba’s poor had the choice of either paying 20% of their wages for water or feeding their children, This resulted in 4 days of riots and 170 casualties

Question 3

Why does only 20% of La Paz’s population have an active connection to water supplies

Answer 3

Most cannot afford to pay $450 per month on average wages of £17

Question 4

What was the condition given by the World Bank to Bolivia for renewing its $25bn

Answer 4

Privatise its water supply

Question 5

What effect does placing a charge on water have on demand

Answer 5

It makes people more conscious about water usage and reduces demand as a result

Question 6

After water supply was privatised in Cochamamba, how often did locals have access to water

Answer 6

2 hours a day and 3 days a week

Question 7

How many people have been excluded from the private water supply in La Paz, Bolivia

Answer 7

200,000

Question 8

What factors are necessary in order for privatisation to work

Answer 8

Lots of companies to create competition
Regulation to ensure citizens aren’t being overcharged
Prominent media toe expose corruption

Question 9

What factors are necessary in order for public sector to work

Answer 9

Government investment to ensure it remains efficient. The sector should also be democratic (i.e. so the people don’t get ignored) and transparent

Question 10

Which player is increasingly more responsible for making decisions about the water access

Answer 10

TNCs

Question 11

Are IGOs such as the World Bank in favour of making water supply public or privatising it

Answer 11

Privatising

Question 12

What was the name of the TNC that took over Cochabamba’s water system in 1999

Answer 12

Agua del Tunari, a subsidiary of US owned TNC Bechtel

Question 13

Why did Agua del Tunari raise water prices

Answer 13

To pay for a major dam project and to ensure a 16% profit margin

Question 14

What American think tank claims that “water is far too important to human health to be placed entirely in private hands”

Answer 14

The Pacific Institute

Question 15

What type of good is water classed as by NGOs such as WaterAid and Oxfam

Answer 15

A public good - should be managed by national governments

Question 16

What is the difference in water coverage between La Paz (private water supply) and Cochabamba (public water supply)

Answer 16

100% coverage to every street in La Paz (However, most houses aren’t connected as they can’t afford to do so) vs 45% coverage of pipes to individual houses in Cochabamba

Question 17

Why are some people in Cochabamba building their own wells

Answer 17

The Government owned water provider can’t supply 55% of the population due to inefficiency

Question 18

Which TNC runs the water supply in La Paz

Answer 18

Suez of France

Question 19

How much private investment does the IMF claim is needed to guarantee fresh water supplies in Bolivia

Answer 19

$50 billion

Question 20

In which other countries have anti privatisation riots occurred

Answer 20

Peru, Panama, Brazil and Colombia