"By measuring and managing our water impact... we can address longer-term water scarcity issues, " he said.
Much of the rise in water consumption for irrigation will affect regions already suffering from water scarcity.
Earlier this year Folkestone and Dover Water Services said it planned to apply for "water scarcity status".
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Chances are you are at least somewhat aware of the growing water scarcity problem, particularly for urban populations.
Second, it wants to raise awareness about water scarcity and inspire conversations about human rights and social justice.
Water scarcity, diminishing agricultural yields and biodiversity loss are only a few of the consequences of these forces.
Such water scarcity is nothing new for this part of China, and neither is government attention to the issue.
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Given the looming crisis of water scarcity, we badly need more efficient and less costly methods to desalinate ocean water.
Liquidity will take on a new meaning in company finances as water scarcity gains more attention from managers and investors.
Limited agricultural productivity, continued land degradation and water scarcity have made food self-sufficiency goals unachievable at the national or regional level.
When we started in 2005, I used to have to put in several slides in my presentation about the challenge of water scarcity.
Mr Delay explained that the issue of water scarcity was closely linked to climate change because "one of the big impacts will be the threat to freshwater supplies".
At Ceres, we work with major corporations, large institutional investors, and others to leverage their power to address climate change, water scarcity and other environmental threats.
Since the authorities were constantly neglecting the growing problem of unfair water distribution system, the farmers had to bear the brunt of water scarcity, the farmers alleged.
Its initial focus is on five global issues that, if unchecked, could bring the world to its knees: climate change, water scarcity, pandemics, nuclear proliferation and Middle East conflict.
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By 2025, 1.8 billion people are expected to suffer from severe water scarcity, with that number jumping to 3.9 billion by 2050 well over a third of the entire global population.
The momentum behind the push for corporate sustainability disclosure in Rio is a reflection of the urgency of global threats such as climate change, water scarcity, and social and economic inequality.
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The degradation of water quality in surface and groundwater systems is further exacerbating water scarcity and negatively impacting our natural environment and the ecosystem services and goods that it provides, jeopardizing food security and livelihoods.
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The issues related to water scarcity and judicious use of water was raised in the opening remarks on which the subsequent presentations were made by highly experienced faculty members of CIIT and the UNESCO Water Expert.
Just as water scarcity and security are not issues confined to the water sector but are really societal issues, the role of wetlands in ensuring the security of water supply is also a matter of societal choice.
As growing water scarcity casts a shadow over the economic boom in warmer states, many in the long-scorned northlands are hoping they can finally make their abundance of freshwater a magnet for businesses and jobs that are now going elsewhere.
This remains a very real concern, with much of the world suffering from increasing water scarcity, land erosion, drought intensity, stalled progress on crop productivity, declining groundwater aquifers, over-grazing of pasturelands, tropical deforestation, massive species extinction, over-fishing, and anthropogenic climate-change.
This focus on fracking is part of a larger effort by investors to urge a broad array of companies to increase their attention to the risks posed by climate change, dirty energy sources, water scarcity, rainforest destruction and other global sustainability challenges.
The United Nations predicts that by 2025, forty-eight nations with a combined population of 2.8 billion will face fresh water stress or scarcity, according to Water.org.
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Fortunately, a number of companies are turning to new disruptive technologies to help alleviate water's scarcity.
Even in arid market economies where every drop is precious, the price of water seldom reflects scarcity.
And face it, the world suffers overall resource scarcity, and shortages of any critical commodity (like water) translate into scarcity of them all.
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And while much of the water used for energy can be somewhat recycled, scarcity has already spawned informal water markets in parts of Texas and Mexico.
Much of the increase in irrigation will be in regions already suffering from scarcity of water.
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