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UAE [left] vs Switzerland[right] Resource Insecurity - Coggle Diagram
UAE [left] vs Switzerland[right] Resource Insecurity
WATER
-have a multitude of water sources
-40% natural springs/ wells
-40% ground-water reserves
-20% surface water reserves
-use 55% of water for commerce + industry
-25% for households -20% agriculture
ENERGY
NO RENEWABLES PRODUCTION/USAGE
share of fossil fuels in electricity 100% , 0 renewable/nuclear
industry =41%, residential 7.0%, transport 18.0%
energy production 81.8 [Mtoe]
self sufficiency 320.0%
need to diversify their energy sources and the way they power the nation.
-UAE power stations almost completely field by gas , 25% of which is imported from Qatar via the Dolphin pipeline or as liquified natural gas by Dubai [ Qatari origin]
if some kind of interruption occurred in these stations power would be cut off = water. [ in a desert, water security is almost everything]
WATER
-no surface level sources of water
-all water comes from desalination
-entire country suffers from water scarcity.
FOOD
Strengths: -High nutritional standards -Food safety Challenges:
-Agricultural research and development
-More than 95% of the Arabian peninsula is likely to undergo desertification making fertile soil hard to find, therefore, the climate of the geographical location makes it difficult for large scale food production.
ENERGY
Hydroelectric plants - 56% of energy comes from this source.
FOOD
Switzerland ranks 10th in the Global Food Security Index with a total score of 77.7.
BG INFO
-temperate climate, receives a significant amount of rainfall all year even in its driest months
ENERGY
No production of coal, and their usage of it is so little it might as well be nonexistent with a value of 0.1Mtoe for switzerland and 1.9 for the uae.
Both working to find alternate power sources -
UAE Nuclear power plants are being developed and ensured as safe in order to help diversify power generation away from almost total gas dependency.
Switzerland - shifting away from nuclear and focusing on hydropower
FOOD
Switzerland’s biggest challenge is agricultural import tariffs. -UAE almost completely reliant on imports so concerned about that too
[unstable water supply greatly affects a secure source of food, meaning UAE looks to foreign countries as a source. --> Imports can account for up to 90% of the food consumption and supply.
-UAE is incredibly import independent, meaning poor harvest in foreign countries, the spike in global food market much like in 2008 which increased their average by 40% are all external factors that would greatly affect UAE's food supply. ]
-desert climate with no sources of freshwater -not landlocked, access to Persian [Arabian] Gulf and Gulf of Oman
