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water insecurity
The causes of reduced inflow since 1960 are both climatic and anthropogenic. A series of dry years in the 1970s, particularly 1974-75, lowered discharge from the zones of flow formation of the Amu Dar'ya and Syr Dar'ya around 30 km3 per year (27%) compared to the average during the preceding 45 years (8; 12, p. 227). The 1982 to 1986 period has also suffered low flows (12-14). Nevertheless, the most important factor reducing river flow has been large consumptive withdrawals
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water insecurity refers to when a country or region does not have access to enough water to be sure there is enough.
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quick facts
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- What is water stress? – Consumption exceeds 10% of supply
- Locations with extreme water stress – North Africa
- Locations with high water stress – Australia, India, South Africa, Spain
- Locations with medium water stress – Chile, China, North America
- Locations with low water stress – Canada, Brazil, Russia
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