How water supply is linked to development- Water poverty index: Named examples: Canada vs Ethiopia
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- How water supply is linked to development- Water poverty index: Named examples: Canada vs Ethiopia
- Canada
- Each household uses 800 liters per person per day
- Water used for lawns, parks and swimming pools
- Issues of rising water bills and leakages
- Water poverty index= 78
- Water use agriculture= 12%
- Water use industrial= 69%
- Water use domestic= 20%
- GNI ($ per person)= 33,170
- Population in 2000 (millions)= 30
- Ethiopia
- Each person uses 1 liter per day
- Water is fetched daily from a shared source
- Issues of water shortages, pollution and risk of disease
- Water poverty index= 45
- Water use agriculture= 93%
- Water use industrial= 6%
- Water use domestic= 1%
- GNI ($ per person)= 170
- Population in 2000 (millions)= 62.9
- What problems can the use of water sources create?
- 1. Secure water supplies are needed to support irrigation and food production, manufacturing and energy generation
- 2. However the use of water resources can lead to various problems, e.g. the depletion of underground and aquifers and salinisation of the soil.
- Canada
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