Bolivia water crisis
- Created by: CharlGoddard
- Created on: 25-05-15 15:15
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Water crisis in Bolivia
Increasing demand- The population is increasing by 18.8% per thousand so demand for water is higher. They are a poor country so have lack of contraception so reproduce a lot more.
Falling supply- 27.1% of there water supply comes from meltwater but as we speak, glaciers are shrinking quite rapidly due to climate change.
Poor qualiity water- There is sediment in the water
Spacial mis-match- the rainfall/rainforest is not in the areas that need it the most. The supply is not where the demand…
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