Water Security: Global Distribution and Geopolitics

Question 1

What factors will mean water will come under increasing pressure in the future?

Answer 1

Population growth
Developing countries

Question 2

What 3 aspects will lead to an increase in demand for water?

Answer 2

Growing pop
Industrialisation
Urbanisation

Question 3

71%

Answer 3

Of global population use a safely managed drinking water service.

Question 4

2025

Answer 4

1/2 world pop live in water scarcity.

Question 5

How many people use a drinking water source contaminated by faeces? Black water?

Answer 5

2 billion.

Question 6

Potable water?

Answer 6

Drinking water

Question 7

Water stress?

Answer 7

Demand exceeds potable amounts. Short term - hosepipe ban.

Question 8

Water surplus?

Answer 8

Supply is above demand.

Question 9

What phrase outlines water

Answer 9

‘The petroleum of the next century.’

Question 10

How many river basins are transboundary?

Answer 10

276

Question 11

How many conflict hotspots are recognised by the UN?

Answer 11

60

Question 12

Suggest some reasons for hydro political tension

Answer 12

Changes within a river basin
Spacial variation
Future - has potential to cause greater conflct that energy - water is essential to life.

Question 13

How many aquifers are transboundary?

Answer 13

200