Water - Water Resources Management - 0 views
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By 2035, it is projected that 3 billion people will be living in conditions of severe water stress
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Water quality is deteriorating. Water sources – such as rivers, lakes, aquifers, and, and wetlands - are encroached upon. Tensions over water rights are increasing at the level of the village, city, and basin. Increasingly, many rivers and lakes are being affected by invasive species.
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Most industrialized countries have invested in major hydraulic infrastructure. Many developing countries have as little as 1/100th as much hydraulic infrastructure as do developed countries with comparable climatic variability.