Causes and future
Causes of Water problems
- Climate changes
- Population increase – urbanisation
- Yearly 80 million new world citizens
- More than 2 billion people by 2050
- Food production - irrigation
- 10 % reduced crop poduction by increased temperature
- Energy – renewable – hydropower
Future water problems
- 2/3 of people will live in water-scarce regions by 2025
- 700 million people expected to have to migrate
- 95% increased probability for water conflicts in next century
- 40% shortfall of water by 2030
- 50% of worlds population will feel the shortage of clean water by 2050