ENVS195 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Water Security, Water Scarcity, Environment And Climate Change Canada
30 Oct 2018
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Although canada has just 0. 5% of the world"s population, canadians have a the world"s freshwater. Canada has 6. 5% of the total flow of renewable water. Canadians are among the highest consumers of water in terms of per capita litres/capita/day in 2011) Second to the us (333 litres/capita/day in 2010) Middle east and sahelian africa usually experience water deficits. Major impediment to overcoming poverty and facilitating development. Some experts caution that there is a likelihood for violent conflict between natio shortages of fresh water in the near future. Rapid population growth, climate change, and food shortages could combine to e tensions related to the scarcity of fresh water. Water supply and pollution were ranked 15th and 16th in terms of most imp for canada. Central concern: to ensure a sufficient quantity of water of adequate quality for h. 6 people on earth did not nding subst nd sanitat.
