Sentences with phrase «water scarcity»

The 2.5 billion people around the world living in conditions of water scarcity know all too well how their lives depend on access to clean water.

Scientists say global warming may increase water scarcity in many areas.

In addition to monitoring our water usage, we also evaluated our operations to determine the business risk associated with water scarcity.

But many regions of the world have experienced significant shifts in the pattern and amount of rainfall, raising concerns about a growing water scarcity problem and increasing crop failure.

But as water scarcity grows around the world, it may become a necessary option for more communities.

However, the impact of growing water scarcity on long - term sustainable development has not been adequately addressed by the integrated assessment research community.

With their common interest in global water scarcity, they enthusiastically decide to collaborate.

It is the solution to deliver clean energy to regions that are facing water scarcity crisis and water economic issues.

But while previous studies of water flows had treated all water equally, the new study accounts for water scarcity.

Leading researchers now estimate that two - thirds of the world's population already live under conditions of severe water scarcity at least one month of the year.

The research found that this international demand for fresh water can contribute to pressures on water resources in regions of the world that currently experience water scarcity.

From local water scarcity to global climate change, finding solutions will depend on steering the actions of multiple individuals and organizations for the common benefit.

This is optimistic, however, because water scarcity in a hotter climate will nearly certainly have even more dire impacts on agriculture.

At what point does water scarcity translate into food scarcity?

Poor pay 20 to 40 times more Water scarcity has already emerged as the Indian city's highest - priority issue.

However, rising water scarcity — made worse by climate change — could impact the Indian manufacturing sector's future ability to meet Chinese consumer demand.

The team also believes an increase in water scarcity after the earthquake indirectly benefited mosquito development.

This systematic approach allowed the researchers to come up with an estimate that is more realistic than previous approaches — and which also shows greater water scarcity than previous estimates.

Future water scarcity will be compounded by the region's rapid population growth, which is the highest in the nation.

As concerns about climate change and water scarcity mount, wind becomes increasingly attractive compared to conventional electricity sources.

At the moment, 17 percent of the world's population — or 1.2 billion people — already face water scarcity.

Together with climate change, the issues of water scarcity and water pollution are among the most pressing issues of the 21st century.

With increasing water scarcity, constrained natural resources and declining biodiversity, we need to protect the future by making the right choices.

Food security and water scarcity in dry land regions were the topics of major concern at discussions on crisis prevention in the face of climate change.

Many of these nations will also experience growing water scarcity and severe climatic change as a result of global warming.

These trends can exacerbate water scarcity by disrupting the timing and availability of water supplies.

In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers have now assessed the impacts of human interventions on water scarcity at a global scale.

They have during the DNV GL Summer Project conceived a concept which makes a case for wave - powered desalination to help address global water scarcity challenges.

Marshall Islanders have also suffered from erosion and fresh water scarcity as a result of climate change she says.

«For the United States, climate change impacts include greater threats of extreme weather events, sea level rise, and increased risk of regional water scarcity, heat waves, wildfires, and the disturbance of biological systems,» the updated 2016 letter says.

«Our work highlights opportunities for addressing water scarcity in China by adjusting where water intensive crops are grown and how they are traded» said Mauzerall.

Carlock said that desalination is typically a last resort even in areas such as California and the Midwest where water scarcity is more common.

At the same time, another 23 % have experienced a significant decrease in water availability, for 9 % aggravating water scarcity problems.

Future Ready Singapore, 12 February 2015: As the international corporate community rethinks the way it conducts business to address global challenges, solving water scarcity and managing water use could be the top untapped opportunity that will have the biggest positive impact on societies.

More than 18,000 desalination plants operate in over 150 countries, but these aren't helping the estimated 1 billion people who lack access to safe drinking water, or the 4 billion who suffer water scarcity at least one month per year.

This would put communities even more at risk from water scarcity, Cook says.

By 2025, the United Nations predicts, 2.4 billion people will live in regions of intense water scarcity, which may force as many as 700 million people from their homes in search of...

Years of worsening water scarcity passed before those ranchers began to appreciate how their practices — and the laws guiding them — were contributing to the problem.

Desalination, the process of removing salt and minerals from saline water, seems like an obvious solution to the drought and ongoing water scarcity concerns because it

I am caught between water scarcity and my only source of livelihood,» a woman who sells fruits and vegetables in the low - income area of Goma ki Phel is reported as saying in the report.

After a yearlong reprieve, Southern California is again under severe water scarcity conditions: Only 2 1/2 inches of rain have fallen in Los Angeles during the past 12 months.

India has renewed its focus on water pricing and cost recovery given public concern about water scarcity.

Initial data released today at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union indicate that as many as one in 25 trees died in areas with the most severe water scarcity.

Chinese companies press forward with plans to process coal into other fuels, despite water scarcity and excess climate change pollution

For example, his finding that legume drought responses vary strongly across soil texture demonstrates the need for a better understanding of how drought - induced water scarcity interacts with plants and soils to affect food production.»

«Reducing water scarcity possible by 2050.»