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Water stress in countries supplied from Himalayan sources

Population growth, economic expansion and rising living standards are exerting ever more pressure on supplies. In India, freshwater availability per capita has declined from over 4,000 cubic metres to 1,500 cubic metres in less than 50 years. In major river basins shared by Afghanistan, China, India and Pakistan there is strong competition between farmers, industrialists, and urban consumers and the potential for conflict. The depletion of water resources, when combined with annual and seasonal rainfall variability and vulnerability to drought and/or flood, creates severe water stress.

4 Rising Demand; 5 Dwindling Supply; 6 Competition and Conflict R

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