Geography class: ‘New climate reality’ stretches global freshwater supply
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IB DP Geography — Freshwater
Click to read the article below and then answer the questions:
‘New climate reality’ stretches global freshwater supply
What percentage of the world’s population experiences severe water scarcity for at least some part of the year?
List the restrictions put in place in Barcelona and the local area
Mina Guli, chief executive of water non-profit Thirst, said, “With climate change, water is falling in ways that we can no longer capture it.” Suggest what she means by this
Explain why ‘water pricing’ may be a viable solution to water scarcity but is also an “extremely sensitive topic”
Richard Allaway, International School of Geneva/geographyalltheway.com
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