Trends in global water use by sector

The greyband represents in the difference between the amount of water extracted and that actually consumed. Water may be extracted, used, recycled (or returned to rivers or aquifers) and reused [..]
Trends in global water use by sector

Water issues in the Ferghana Valley

Water is a basic production resource for agriculture. Competition for scarce water resources has been recognized as a potential source of international conflict. In the case of the Ferghana Valley, [..]
Water issues in the Ferghana Valley

World's water cycle: schematic and residence time

The water cycle consists of precipitation, evaporation, evapotranspiration and runoff. This graphic explains the global water cycle, showing how nearly 577 000 km3 of water circulates through the [..]
Worlds water cycle: schematic and residence time

Raw materials consumption in the United States

The United States consumption of key raw materials is rising fast. Since 1950 some raw material consumption has increase by over 200 percent. Raw materials used for construction has risen over 400 [..]
Raw materials consumption in the United States

Meat imports in 2005

Meat imports in 2005 & Meat consumption
Meat imports in 2005

Energy consumption by usage in a building

Buildings (residential and commercial) account for 10 to 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions, including almost 70% carbon dioxide and 25% methane.
Energy consumption by usage in a building

Fish protein world consumption

Consumption of proteins from fish in % of total consumption of animal protein.
Fish protein world consumption

Major oil pipeline projects

A number of oil pipelines are currently under study or construction in the Balkans: the US registered Albanian-Macedonian-Bulgarian Oil Corporation (AMBO) project will carry oil from the Caspian to [..]
Major oil pipeline projects

Increased global water stress

According to Population Action International, based upon the UN Medium Population Projections of 1998, more than 2.8 billion people in 48 countries will face water stress, or scarcity conditions by [..]
Increased global water stress

Oceans Carbon Fluxes

An important role played by the ocean is the storage and exchange of CO2 with the atmosphere, and its diffusion toward deeper layers. At high latitudes, dense waters sink, transferring carbon to the [..]
Oceans Carbon Fluxes

Public services provide cheaper water

By bringing water to people water resellers extend the coverage of piped water and provide a service with important benefits for households - but at a price. That price rises with distance from the [..]
Public services provide cheaper water

National carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita

Shows various countries and their levels of CO2 emissions per capita. Also indicates the difference from high income to low income nations on CO2 output. Central to any study of climate change is the [..]
National carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita

The Cryosphere, world map

Snow and the various forms of ice - the cryosphere - play different roles within the climate system. The two continental ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland actively influence the global climate [..]
The Cryosphere, world map

Water withdrawal and consumption: the big gap

Freshwater use by continents is partly based on several socio-economic development factors, including population, physiographic, and climatic characteristics. Analysis indicates that: - Annual global [..]
Water withdrawal and consumption: the big gap

Global waterstress and scarcity

Water scarcity occurs when the amount of water withdrawn from lakes, rivers or groundwater is so great that water supplies are no longer adequate to satisfy all human or ecosystem requirements, [..]
Global waterstress and scarcity



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