Case Study: The snowy Mountains Scheme Alternative scenarios for water by 2025
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- Case Study: The snowy Mountains Scheme Alternative scenarios for water by 2025
- Business as usual
- Water changes by 2025
- Water scarcity will reduce food production
- Consumption will rise by +50%
- Household water use rise by +70%
- Industrial water demand in developing countries will increase
- Wider impacts
- Developing countries will rely on food imports but increased hunger
- In parts of western USA, China etc water will be pimped out faster than can be recharged
- Water changes by 2025
- Water Crisis
- Water changes by 2025
- Global water consumption will increase
- Demand for domestic water will fall
- Demand for industrial water will +33%
- Wider Impact
- Food production will decline and food prices increase
- Conflict over water between and within countries will increase
- Water changes by 2025
- Sustainable Water
- Water changes by 2025
- Global & industrial water use will have to fall
- Global rain- fed crop yields increase due to improvements in water harvesting and sustainable farming
- Agricultural and domestic water prices double
- Wider impacts
- Food production could increase slightly
- Investments in crop research and technology would increase
- Unsustainable pumping of groundwater would end
- Water changes by 2025
- Business as usual
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