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Part 5 Damaged Water 74 25 Dammed Rivers 76 Nearly 60 per cent of major rivers are impeded by large dams. 26 Dispossession by Water 78 Rivers need to be managed so as to sustain the lives of those dependent on them. 27 Water Pollutants 80 Globally, 2 million tons of sewage, industrial and agricultural waste are discharged into the world’s waterways every year. 28 Water Pollution 82 Rapid urbanization and accelerating industrialization are causing increased water pollution and corresponding environmental threats. 29 Damaged Waterways 84 Industrialization is damaging the world’s waterways. 30 Threatened Ecologies 86 Even subtle changes in quality, temperature or seasonal availability of fresh water can have a devastating effect on the living organisms that inhabit it. Part 6 Water for the Future 88 31 Technological Fixes 90 Technological innovations and adaptations have a role in meeting the mounting threats to freshwater supplies. 32 The Rising Price of Water 92 Water is a vital resource to which everyone has a right, but it is also seen as a commodity for which a realistic price should be paid. 33 Treaties and Obligations 94 More than 260 river basins are shared between countries, and equitable use of their waters requires negotiation and agreement. 34 Striving for Co-operation 96 The spectre of growing competition between states over water has generated fighting talk, especially in retaliation against upstream behaviour. 35 Managing the Future 98 The real world water crisis is a crisis of water management. Part 7 Data Tables and Sources 100 Needs and Resources 102 Water Uses 110 Sources 118 Index 125