Sentences with phrase «per capita water»

In the 2050s, differences in the population projections of the four SRES scenarios would have a greater impact on the number of people living in water - stressed river basins (defined as basins with per capita water resources of less than 1,000 m3 / year) than the differences in the emissions scenarios (Arnell, 2004b).

The linkage between per capita energy consumption and per capita water consumption and climate is made for some.

Although low and middle income developing countries currently have low per capita water consumption, rapid growth in population and inefficient use of water across sectors is expected to lead to a water shortage in the future.

By 2050, per capita water availability in India is expected to drop by about 44 % due to growing populations and higher demand, as well as higher pollution levels.

Per capita water consumption, on a steady down slide for months has plateaued by end of summer.

As a result, California's per capita water use has declined in recent decades, meaning that additional short - term water conservation in response to acute shortages during drought conditions has become increasingly challenging.

The sustainable water target specifies that per capita water consumption will be at least 50 percent less than the national average and all waste water will be re-used.

A statistical analysis of water use in New York City showed that above 25 °C, daily per capita water use increases by 11 litres / 1 °C (roughly 2 % of current daily per capita use)(Protopapas et al., 2000).

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

Also, a 2009 law calls for a 20 % statewide reduction in urban per capita water use by 2020.

The pre-GERD Nile flow now barely supplies 97 % of Egypt's present water needs with only 660 cubic meters per person, one of the world's lowest annual per capita water shares.

The U.S. had the world's highest per capita water footprint, at 2,842 cubic meters per annum.

The world's most populous country also has just 25 % of the world's average per capita water resources.

Not exact matches

Bottled water consumption in the United States reached 39.3 gallons per capita in 2016, while carbonated soft drinks slipped to 38.5 gallons.

(A) Changes in the proportion of energy consumed as SSBs plus 100 % juice by children aged 2 — 18 y. (B) Per capita changes in the amount of sugars (grams per day) that were contributed by water - based beverages and sugar - sweetened carbonated soft drinks from 1997 to 2011 according to industry sources (2Per capita changes in the amount of sugars (grams per day) that were contributed by water - based beverages and sugar - sweetened carbonated soft drinks from 1997 to 2011 according to industry sources (2per day) that were contributed by water - based beverages and sugar - sweetened carbonated soft drinks from 1997 to 2011 according to industry sources (27).

The absolute mass of sugars that was contributed by water - based beverages was divided by the annualized population data to determine per capita trends over time.

The categorisation of a country as developing or developed is subject to objective criteria, such as infant mortality rate, adult literacy rate, Gross National Income per capita, percentage of infants with low birth weight, percentage of population using improved water sources and percentage of population urbanised.

China and India are not currently major players in the virtual water network on a per capita basis, and as the network evolves they could find themselves increasingly vulnerable to market forces and end up paying more for the food they import.

The city of Phoenix today uses about the same amount of water as a decade ago because of per capita reductions.

Between 2002 and 2008 per capita urban water use — already low compared with the western U.S. — declined by 37 percent.

Countywide irrigation water savings ranged from 4 percent to 9 percent, with per capita savings largest in medium density environments, or those with a mix of buildings and landscaping.

Jordan is a strong proponent of the Red — Dead project, mainly because per capita, the country's access to fresh water is among the most restricted in the world.

This map shows spatio - temporal patterns of water - use efficiency (per - capita consumption) across the continental United States.

Specifically, the researchers looked at water - use efficiency, measured as per capita consumption, in 5 - year increments, from 1985 to 2010.

But IMC only serves 54 percent of the population, and the 16 percent of people who live in informal settlements get less than the minimum 40 liters of water per capita per day, as specified by the government of India.

«Our per capita use of energy, metals, minerals, forest products, fish, grains, meat, and even fresh water dwarfs that of people living in the developing world.»

Turkmenistan uses more water per capita than any other nation in the world, according to a Nature report on World Bank figures.

Typical per - capita water use in suburban Australia is 350l and in the US around 400l.

In fact, Canadians are considered some of the highest, per capita, users of hot water worldwide.

Despite the fact that Americans drink a staggering amount of bottled water, it's actually Mexico that has the highest per capita consumption rate.

But since China will overwhelm our per capita footprint in only 14 years and the E.U.'s in just 5 years, that won't hold water with the American public.

Many Chinese people have no safe drinking water, and our per - capita GDP ranks ninety - something globally.

The U.S. DoD is specifically confronting the issue of regional vulnerabilities and security implications to extreme weather events and climate change, in terms of food, water and energy security, and the impacts of disruptions or longer term decreases in per capita availability.

Global populations in the Bronze Age were only a tiny fraction of the 7 billion - plus now exploiting the Earth's resources, and the 400 million people in the 22 countries of the Middle East and North Africa are already living on daily water supplies that are about one - tenth of the global average per capita.

A population is deemed to be at risk if available water supplies fall below 1,000 cubic meters per capita per year.

China's water resources per capita, for example, are only 35 percent of the global average, and India's are just 19 percent.

However, water scarcity is expected to be a big challenge in many Asian regions because of increasing water demand from population growth and consumption per capita with higher standards of living.

Currently, Israel shares with Cyprus the highest per - capita use of solar water heaters in the world, and more than 90 percent of Israeli households heat their water with the sun.

The number of solar units on the island increased over the last 30 years by a factor of nearly 3,000, making Barbados the third highest per - capita user of solar water heaters in the world.

Austria is tied with Barbados for per - capita use of solar water panels.

On storm water drains, annual per capita expenditure was less than INR 15 until 2015.

Water managers commonly report average water use in units of gallons per capita per day, or Water managers commonly report average water use in units of gallons per capita per day, or water use in units of gallons per capita per day, or gpcd.

Food availability per capita and access to clean water have risen dramatically over the past half - century, reducing malnutrition and water - borne diseases and increasing life expectancy.

Water Supplies Diminishing Throughout The Levant Of the countries collectively known as the Levant — Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, and Syria — only Israel produces a high per - capita amount of greenhouse gases, an AFP story on the report notes.

If you include all water - use (industry, agricaulture, domestic), current per - capita water consumption is around 1M litres per year.

Globally we have already passed peaks or are soon to be facing them in copper, phosphorous, fish catches, grain production, per capita fresh water and uranium to name but a few.

By 2020, the availability of water is estimated to diminish to about 800 cubic meters per capita.

The availability of water in Pakistan has declined from 5,000 cubic meters per capita 60 years ago to 1,200 cubic meters per capita in 2009.

The global poor contribute the least to AGW due to their low per capita energy use, and due to their thinner margins for agriculture, water, and the income with which to adapt, they will be the most impacted by climate change.

Ranking sixth in the United States for amount of boatable water per capita, Utah has over 66,012 registered boats statewide.