Importance of water supply

Question 1

Agrictulture

Answer 1

20% land is fully irrigated
30% from dams

Majority through aquifer depletion

Question 2

Industry and energy

Answer 2

20% of abstraction used for industrial use
Of this, 50% used for generating energy

Question 3

Domestic use/trade

Answer 3

Standard of living increase = economic development
Polluted sources lead to disease (cholera)
Inadequate supply leads to increased costs economically as prices rise and socially as people lack water