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Description

This report describes the pressure of current and future global population and climate change on water resources. The aim of the report is to increase awareness about the necessity of a more sustainable use of water resources. The report includes scenarios on global water distribution, including maps that indicate the uneven distribution of water across the globe. Pressure coming from municipalities, agriculture and industry are illustrated on global maps. 

Reference information

Websites:
https://www.growingblue.com/
Source:
Growing Blue

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jun 7, 2016

Date of publication:

2011

Keywords:
agriculture, global, groundwater, industry, municipality, variability, water, water stress, world
Climate impacts:

Water Scarcity

Adaptation Approaches:

Observations and Scenarios

Sectors:

Agriculture, Urban, Water management

Geographic characterisation:

Global

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Growing Blue
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