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COMPETITION FOR WATER BETWEEN AGRICULTURE, URBAN USES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

COMPETITION FOR WATER BETWEEN AGRICULTURE, URBAN USES AND THE ENVIRONMENT. Peter G. McCornick Director for Water P.McCornick@duke.edu. Philadelphia Global Water Initiative. Annual Conference. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. November 4, 2010.

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COMPETITION FOR WATER BETWEEN AGRICULTURE, URBAN USES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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  1. COMPETITION FOR WATER BETWEEN AGRICULTURE, URBAN USES AND THE ENVIRONMENT Peter G. McCornick Director for Water P.McCornick@duke.edu Philadelphia Global Water Initiative. Annual Conference. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. November 4, 2010

  2. Water flows towards money, so cities win in the long run • We are going to need a lot more water for agriculture (food, fiber, fuels, etc.) • Where is the “virtual” water supply to come from? • Planned and not-so-planned allocations/transfers

  3. SURFACE TO GROUNDWATER

  4. KRISHNA BASIN

  5. The Economist, 2009

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  7. SOUTH EAST ASIA THE MEKONG • 60 million persons • 80-90% subsistence farmers and fishermen • World’s largest freshwater fishery ($2-3 billion per year) • 85% of delta under cultivation • Undergoing major hydropower development and land-use changes

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