Water Scarcity in the UK – “Think!… Don’t Waste!!”

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Water Scarcity in the UK Think! Dont Waste!!
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Water is an essential, finite resource and basic
fundamental need for existence. Pressures on
freshwater availability and security in the UK is
rapidly increasing and poses mounting challenges
for sustainable water management control
solutions, particularly in Southern England and
surrounding regions. Over-abstraction to meet the
demands of growing populations, agricultural and
industrial use, combined with the effects of
climate change are causing multiple challenges in
many water-stressed regions, which is likely to
be increased to unprecedented levels.
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Variable rainfall patterns and frequency of use
(driven by agricultural and industrial needs, a
growing population and individuals use of more
water-intensive goods and services) has
culminated in the effects of water shortages
becoming increasingly critical for the
environment, food production, industrial
efficiency and households.
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With catastrophic climate change (global warming)
increasingly apparent the need for
decision-making in high risk areas such as water
supply has never been more prevalent and
therefore requires high levels of confidence in
forecasts. Yet we are currently unable tot
predict the occurrence, duration and intensity of
drought events. Understanding how these times are
modulated by longer term climate and water
management, as well as the factors affecting
individual and community responses to such events
and understanding the associated impacts will
certainly assist on how we can attempt to
readdress the situation before it is too late.
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At present, the drivers of drought and water
scarcity, both meteorological (e.g. through
anticyclonic blocking) and societal (e.g. supply
and demand balance, water storage, transfer and
utility trends), are considered in isolation.
This means we lack knowledge about how they
jointly influence the behaviour of complex
hydrological, ecological, agricultural, social,
cultural and economic systems. We are thus unable
to effectively calculate the costs associated
with stressing these systems, and it is difficult
to make informed management decisions about
trade-offs between competing demands therefore
combining all factors with poor regulatory of
water and prolific waste means that water
shortages certainly lay ahead.
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