By 2025, 3 billion people could be living in water-scarce countries. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Today] Reference
It's free water in a water-scarce zone, available to anyone with a tarp and some patience. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: October 20, 2002 - October 26, 2002 Archives] Reference
In this water-scarce area, the water has only helped run the primitive water-mills of the village. From Wordnik.com. [Scoolchildren Being Supplied Contaminated Water] Reference
No wonder, a major part of the state – once heavily forested and water-rich – has become water-scarce. From Wordnik.com. [Water woes of an Indian state] Reference
What this means in human terms is that unless things change, 5 billion people will live in water-scarce areas by 2025. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Brabeck-Letmathe: Valuing Food Security] Reference
In parts of North Africa and the Middle East, especially in water-scarce areas, they are preferred to eucalypts for plantings. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 20] Reference
Cue a global scramble to build more of the wretched things? not least in water-scarce countries such as Cyprus, China and Spain. From Wordnik.com. [What are the greenest golf courses?] Reference
Current trends are not promising — in Market Forces the number of people living in water-scarce conditions more than doubles by 2025. From Wordnik.com. [Great Transition~ Where Do We Want To Go] Reference
Conservation tillage and technologies for using irrigation water more efficiently are bound to attract attention in water-scarce continents. From Wordnik.com. [Ecosystems and Human Well-being~ Opportunities and Challenges for Business and Industry~ How the MA Findings Affect Your Bottom Line] Reference
The equatorial regions of east Africa are drying up as fast as the tinderbox hills and water-scarce fields of Australia's Murray Darling Basin. From Wordnik.com. [J. Carl Ganter: Cancun Climate Negotiators Anticipate Scant Progress] Reference
The Jordan river basin, which includes the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea that border Israel, is one of the most water-scarce river basins on Earth. From Wordnik.com. [Water Security in the Promised Land] Reference
Projections for the WIO islands place Mauritius in the category of water-stressed countries and Comoros in the category of water-scarce countries by 2025. From Wordnik.com. [Western Indian Ocean Islands and freshwater resources] Reference
According to the report, river ecosystems "are in a much poorer state overall than our terrestrial ecosystems, reflecting the fact that South Africa is a water-scarce country". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Fifth, we can use up large volumes of water making the ethanol, including in some very water-scarce regions of the country†and overburden our tranport infrastructure as well. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Gay marriage amendment dead, pandering lives on.] Reference
Climate change to hit water-scarce Arab world hard. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
Considered one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Qwaider Planet] Reference
Carter Smith has toured water-scarce communities in southern Arizona. From Wordnik.com. [azcentral.com | news] Reference
Hygiene awareness campaigns have been intensified in the water-scarce region. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
The Green Revolution led to water drawing down aquifers in water-scarce areas. From Wordnik.com. [Pharyngula] Reference
In 2025, approximately 40 percent of the population will be living in water-scarce regions. From Wordnik.com. [IPS Inter Press Service] Reference
There are four primary factors behind the repeated outbreaks of dengue in water-scarce Taiz. From Wordnik.com. [IRIN] Reference
What are the major challenges that cause such a water-scarce country to become this wasteful?. From Wordnik.com. [Qwaider Planet] Reference
The CSP installations in water-scarce regions use mineral oil or some other heat transfer fluid. From Wordnik.com. [Autoblog Green] Reference
China will threaten to divert the waters of the Brahmaputra from Tibet to water-scarce northern China. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
Sanitation campaign as a solution specifically for rocky, hilly, coastal, high-water table and water-scarce areas. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Home] Reference
South Africa is one of the top 30 water-scarce countries in the world, and 60 percent of the country is semi-arid. From Wordnik.com. [IRIN] Reference
Jordan is one of the most water-scarce countries on earth, averaging just 160m3 of renewable water per person per year. From Wordnik.com. [Taipei Times] Reference
Jordan is considered one of the ten most water-scarce countries in the world and domestic water usage is often restricted. From Wordnik.com. [News from TheMediaLine.org.] Reference
Dating back at least 2000 years, sand dams are an old water-saving method that could be a boon to the world's water-scarce areas. From Wordnik.com. [TreeHugger] Reference
Cue a global scramble to build more of the wretched things - not least in water-scarce countries such as Cyprus, China and Spain. From Wordnik.com. [Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk] Reference
As populations in water-scarce regions continue to expand, governments will inevitably act to cut these deficits by shifting water to grow food, not feed. From Wordnik.com. [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference
Korea is already among the countries designated by the United Nations as water-scarce and there's an urgent need to combat the problem before it's too late. From Wordnik.com. Reference
When looking at world trade with virtual water in mind, it becomes apparent that water-scarce countries import water-intensive goods to make up for what they lack at home. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In 2008, Mondi, the international paper and packaging company, wanted to address the impacts that its plantations had on freshwater and biodiversity in water-scarce South Africa. From Wordnik.com. [GreenBiz.com Green and Sustainable Business News] Reference
2009/11/25: Reuters: Climate change to hit water-scarce Arab world hard. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
That poses problems for water-scarce areas. From Wordnik.com. [Yet Another 'Footprint' to Worry About: Water] Reference
"South Africa is a water-scarce country. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Today] Reference
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