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Rapid Urbanization Increasing Pressure on Rural Water Supplies Globally
An international team of (1) ____ has carried.out the first systematic global (2) ____ of water reallocation from rural to urban regions the practice of transferring water from (3) ____ areas to cities to meet demand from growing urban populations. They found that 69 cities with a population of 383 million people receive approximately 16 billion cubic meters of reallocated ( 4) ____ per year.
The study, published in Environmental Research Letters, found North America and Asia are hotspots for rural-to-urban water reallocation, with the practice on the rise in Asia. Twenty-one cities rely on multiple water reallocation projects, such as Amman in Jordan and Hyderabad in India.
Since 1960 the global urban (5) ____ has quadrupled, driving demand and increasing competition between cities and agriculture for water. With 2.5 billion more urban dwellers expected by 2050, this trend is set to rise. Even in the UK-where water is considered (6) ____ concerns about water (7) ____ are prompting interest in water transfers, with Environment Agency Chief Sir James Bevan warning that England could run short of water in 25 years. Climate (8) ____ will further put (9) ____ on water resources and regional decision-making around water reallocation, as highlighted by drought crises in Cape Town, Melbourne and Sao Paolo over the past decade.
The researchers observed that cities often hold the economic and political sway in water deals. When rural (10) ____ are not involved in the design, development and implementation of a reallocation project, reallocation can deepen inequality and foster resentment and resistance. The spectre of dusty and deserted agricultural towns looms large since the iconic project that reallocated water from Owens Valley farmers to Los Angeles, California in the early 20th century. Flashpoints of conflict have emerged from Melbourne to Monterrey.
"Our research indicates. that governance matters," said lead author Dr Dustin Garrick, associate professor in environmental management at the University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. "Cities 'and rural regions need forums to negotiate deals, assuage conflicts, mitigate impacts and share the benefits from these projects."
(Adopted from: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190411083816.htm (April 6, 2019))
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