Alternative futures - water Flashcards
How will technological advances decrease water scarcity?
osmotic distillation - in future may be less energy intensive
electrodialysis -
Saltwater greenhouse technology - suited to arid parts of the world - water into greenhouse for evaporation.
How will economic advances decrease water scarcity?
Water shipping - large scale water trade as water = more valuable than oil in some areas.
How will environmental advances decrease water scarcity?
Water security methods need to be coordinated with efforts to reduce climate change.
How will political advances decrease water scarcity?
UN’s sustainable development goals heavily feature water security.
PROPOSED GOAL 6.
Where is the place where blackwater recycling is being carried out?
Namibia
How can we develop an optimistic future for water?
recycle water
Education on the value of water.
new technologies - development of membranes that can help water recycling.
Why may water wars be unlikely?
Usually need more than one factor to start a war.
Multicausal events.
