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Unit 3 - Water Conflicts
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- 1Physical water scarcityWhen demand for water exceeds supply
- 2Economic water scarcityWhen people cannot afford water even when it is readily available
- 3Water stressWhen the demand for water exceeds the amount available during a certain period, or when poor quality restricts its use
- 4Cost of Aral Sea dam rejuventaion project?$68 million
- 5How much water in the Aral Sea returned by 2007?40%
- 6How is the River Ganges affecting Bangladesh?- reduced flow affects irrigation
- fish stocks are declining
- delta is being eroded away due to lack of silt - 7How much water will the South-North project transfer every year?44.8 billion metres cubed
- 8Who are the key players in water?- Governments
- TNC's
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