ENVS195 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: North American Free Trade Agreement, Desalination, Norther

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENVS195
• Professor: Erin Joakim

Document Summary

Canada has access to almost 20% of the global stock of fresh water. Canada has 6. 5% of the total flow of renewable water. Canada is the second highest consumer of water per capita. Likelihood is high for violent conflict between nations due to shortages of water. A central concern in water management: to ensure a sufficient quantity if water of good quality for human use. In 2015, 1 in 6 people did not have access to safe water supplies and 2 in 5 did not have access to adequate sanitation. Only 4% of the world"s population use water in the range of 300-400 liters per person a day. United states, canada and switzerland are highest per capita users of water. In contrast, 2/3 of the population use fewer than 50 litres for person daily. Most humans become thirsty after losing only 1% of their bodily fluid and are in danger of death once the loss approaches 10%