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Water Scarcity in 2025
Physical water scarcity: these countries have not sufficient water resources for the needs in 2025
Economic water scarcity: this group has enough water resources, but only with regulations (more
supply than 1995, more than 25%)
No physical water shortage: no water scarcity, less water supplies than 25% of 1995
Impacts of the global water shortage
Relationship between food industry and global water
No access to fresh water – rise in diseases
Water plays an important role in trourism
Global water shortage – cross border problem
The location of water resources – not follow pollical boundaries
Most groundwater resources are shared by more than two states
Cross boundary concerns risks – conflicts, pollution upstream, blocking of waterways or
mismanagement of shared resources
8 major river basins of China´s water resources
YangtzeYellow (Huang)
Hai-LuanHuai
Song-LiaoPearl
SoutheastSouthwestNortwest
Mortality Rate for Cancer Associated with Water Pollution (1/100,000) in
China, 2003 (world Average in 2000)
Water Demand 554.1km3 (2005) per annum (vgl. Bodensee
48km3)
industry 128.6 km3
municipal for private living, 67.53 km3
agricultural use 385 km3