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Essay / The Significance of the Great Lakes - 1577
When discussing issues related to bodies of water, there is always something to consider and these are issues that concern water, which are not as simple as it seems. To the point where people, communities, nation states and international organizations have the implicit means to provide a thoughtful and meaningful plan that would provide a solution to the problem at hand. The right approach to taking the necessary steps and arriving at a well-thought-out plan is the ability to adhere to collective decisions and cooperative actions. This would be considered essential when dealing with large bodies of water like the Great Lakes that cross the borders of two different countries, the United States and Canada. The Great Lakes basin is home to 40 million people, which is a further 1/10th of the population of the United States and a quarter of the population of Canada, which is divided into five lakes and their watersheds. extending over 1,200 km and including two provinces and eight American states. It is therefore obvious how much impact this has on the economic behavior of both countries, as do transport, energy and leisure, to the point where it is safe to say that many of the biggest activities The planet's industrial industries can be exclusively located there. So, issues like environmental causes can actually lead to a massive crisis, so stakeholders use every means possible to deliver the best to this region. The stakeholders involved are at the local level and primarily focus on watersheds to prevent, assess and improve water quality problems. At this level, non-governmental stakeholders include local citizens, industrial and agricultural users, local environmental groups, etc. While the government... middle of document ...... assesses water levels based on future climate scenarios with a focus on Lake Michigan-Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 36, 51-58. doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2009.09.006 Anonymous. FACTS: The Great Lakes provide. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 2004;59:87A Anonymous, . (February 25, 2009). The Great Lakes at a crossroads preparing for a changing climate. In http://wupcenter.mtu.edu/education/Global_Climate_Change/fact_sheet/IAGLRCrossroads_Climate_ChangeV2.pdf. Accessed October 30, 2013 Johns, C. in Environmental Challenges and Opportunities: Local and Global Perspectives on Canadian Issues. p. 95-124. Millerd, F. (2005). The economic impact of climate change on Canadian commercial navigation on the Great Lakes. Canadian Journal of Water Resources, 30(4), 269. Scott Fields. (2005, ). Great lakes: resources in danger. Perspectives on Environmental Health, p. HAS164.