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Collection: World Water Day 2016
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World economic forum has listed water security as one of the most tangible and fastest-growing social, political and economic challenges faced today. The high water intensity of global energy generation is creating a need for analysis of water-coal conflict caused by coal power production. Greenpeace has prepared a groundbreaking analysis of the impacts of world’s coal power plants on global water resources, analyzing water demand of existing and proposed coal power capacity. The results show that world’s coal power plants are consuming the amount of water, which could meet the basic requirements for 1 billion people. Globally 44 % of the proposed coal power plants are in areas categorized as high water stress. Among them, a quarter are situated in red-list areas, which are risking of running out of water. Among the globally critical areas are western China, such as Inner Mongolia, and Central India such as Maharastra. In these areas a conflict with other water users like farmers and food production is already happening. Report also outlines ways to avoid the water-coal conflict by stopping licencing of new coal plants in most water stressed areas, by phasing old coal power plants at the end of their lifetime and phasing in low water intensive renewable energy.
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8 Mar, 2016
Migrating Family in Maharashtra
7 Mar, 2016
Farmer with Cattle in Maharashtra
6 Mar, 2016
Drought in Maharashtra
6 Mar, 2016
Villagers Collecting Water in Maharashtra
Restrictions apply
6 Mar, 2016
Dry Pond in Maharashtra
6 Mar, 2016
Drought in Maharashtra
24 Jan, 2016
Yulin Coal Industry in China
24 Jan, 2016
Collapsed Ground in China
24 Jan, 2016
Gathering Fresh Water in China
24 Jan, 2016
Sheepherder in China
23 Jan, 2016
Undersized Corn in China
22 Jan, 2016
Yulin Coal Industry in China
25 Dec, 2015
Moveable Restaurant in China
25 Dec, 2015
Coal Transfer Station in China
21 Dec, 2015
Water Well in China
21 Dec, 2015
Abandoned Village in China
20 Dec, 2015
Upstream of the Kuye River in China
19 Dec, 2015
Farmed Trees in China
19 Dec, 2015
Coal Trucks in China
31 Mar, 2014
Industrial Park Behind the Yellow River in China
28 Mar, 2014
Industrial Park alongside the Yellow River in China
6 Dec, 2013
Water Pond at Informal Settlement in South Africa
5 Dec, 2013
Duvha Coal Power Station in South Africa
4 Dec, 2013
Children from Informal Settlement in South Africa
4 Dec, 2013
Local Activist at Informal Settlement in South Africa
3 Dec, 2013
Cracked Land Ruined by Coal Plant in South Africa
3 Dec, 2013
Victim of Coal Plant at Informal Settlement in South Africa
13 Jun, 2013
Collecting Water from a Spring in Yulin
24 Apr, 2013
Empty Water Containers in Maharashtra
24 Apr, 2013
Women in Maharashtra
24 Apr, 2013
Woman Works in House in Maharashtra
23 Apr, 2013
Nirguna Dried River Bed in Maharashtra
28 Mar, 2013
Dried Drains of Bindusara Dam in Maharashtra
27 Mar, 2013
Dried Drains of Mahasangvi Talab in Maharashtra
27 Mar, 2013
Dried Tree in Maharashtra
26 Mar, 2013
Worried Farmers in Maharashtra
26 Mar, 2013
Dried Pomegranate Farm in Maharashtra
25 Jun, 2012
Open-Cast Coal Mine in Inner Mongolia
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