Quiz · The Murky Politics of Drought

Question 1What is the speaker's central argument about the drought crisis?

That desalination plants should be built immediately along the coast That farmers are mainly responsible for wasting the water supply That climate change alone explains the country's water shortage That political failure and underinvestment, not just weather, drive the crisis

Question 2According to the report, what proportion of treated water is lost through leaking pipes?

Roughly one fifth of it every day Roughly one third of it every day Roughly one tenth of it every week Roughly one half of it every week

Question 3How did environmental groups respond to the government's draft legislation?

They welcomed it as a genuinely transformative step forward They dismissed it with scepticism bordering on contempt They offered to help rewrite it with industry experts They ignored it and focused on local campaigns