"Can #SmartCities deliver on their promise to be more sustainable, resilient and equitable than other cities?
Part III: Is the world running out of #freshwater and can smart cities be part of the solution?
Since the 1980s, global demand for freshwater has been increasing by approximately one percent per year. About half of the world's population experiences severe water scarcity. A quarter of the world's population faces extremely high levels of water stress...👇
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...They consume eighty percent of their annual renewable freshwater supply. Roughly seventy percent of global freshwater extraction is for agricultural purposes, about twenty percent for industrial use, and twelve percent for domestic use. Half of groundwater extraction is for domestic use, and twenty-five percent for irrigation. While irrigation and industrial water use have increased two- and threefold respectively since 1960,...👇
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...domestic use has increased sixfold. Industrialization increases #urbanisation, which leads to a higher demand for freshwater and sanitation systems. Drinking water is overextracted, and water infrastructure is either lacking or insufficient. While water quality in lower-income countries is under pressure due to poor ambient water quality, in higher-income countries this is caused by agricultural runoff. Other concerns for drinking water quality are...👇
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...pharmaceuticals, hormones, industrial chemicals, detergents, cyanotoxins, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and nanomaterials. The overall impact is still unclear due to missing data. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 aims to ensure the availability of water and sustainable water management and sanitation for the entire global population. However, none of the 6 #SDG targets are on track...👇
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...This article discusses the global availability of #freshwater, the role that #SmartCities can play in this, and the side effects of these smart measures regarding to water availability, and the social and natural environment." 👇
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Vicki Van Lommel