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Global Water Management (Water availability (Geology
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Global Water Management
Water availability
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Pollution
Increasing amount of waste and growing use of chemicals in farming have led to higher levels of pollution.
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Infrastructure
Poorer countries may lack pumping stations and pipes for transporting water to areas of need.
Over-Abstraction
Pumping water out of the ground faster than it is replaced by rainfall causes wells to dry up and lowers water tables.
Increased Consumption
Lifestyle
People Don’t Worry getting richer and wanting toilets, showers, baths and washing.
Population Growth
Urban growth, more people are being born and more people are moving into the urban areas.
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Water Insecurity
Pollution and Disease
Contaminated water can cause diseases like Cholera.
Raw sewage // Factory Waste // Poisons // Chemicals from farming.
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Industry
Growth of manufacturing industry, particularly in NEEs, is making increasing demons on water supplies.
By 2030, Chinese industry will use 33% of the country’s available water.
Conflict
Issues such as reservoir construction and pollution can impact on more than one country and create conflict.
Turkey built a large number of dams, which later angered Iraq and Syria.
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