CHART OF THE MONTH
- From: Vol 7, Issue 5 (May 2006)
- Category: Analysis
- Region: Unspecified
- Country: Mexico
- Related Companies: General Electric (GE) and Schlumberger
The World Water Forum in Mexico published four final documents summarising the challenges in each global region.
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) report highlighted the problems of overexploitation of groundwater in the region. This month’s chart illustrates the scale of the problem. “If the overdraft of groundwater continues, eventually these resources will be lost due to quality degradation, and the largely agricultural uses that depend on the groundwater would have to be curtailed,” the ...
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