缺水與汙染
 
乾旱與沙漠化
  • 美國西南部、東南亞、東南美洲、澳洲西部、南歐,以及非洲南部和北部等地,50年內可能會發生無法逆轉的乾旱(即永久沙漠化)。1(美國國家海洋和大氣管理局〔NOAA〕,2009年)
  • 自1970年代到2000年代初,全球土地遭受嚴重乾旱侵襲的比例增加了1倍以上。2(戴愛國博士〔Aiguo Dai〕,2004)
  • 近年來乾旱地區的實例:
    • 中國北方地區,10米深的裂縫開始在各地田間出現。水的使用若沒有重大改變的話,未來10年內,中國可能會出現數千萬的環境難民。3 (2010年9月)
    • 巴西亞馬遜州的幾個地區,由於亞馬遜河創紀錄的水位高漲,才剛剛在 2009年面臨歷史性洪水,如今卻已經因為乾旱而被孤立,坐船再也到達不了,只能靠徒步穿越森林。4,5(2010年9月)
    • 包括伊拉克、中國、查德、澳洲、蒙古、非洲的薩赫勒地區(Sahel)在內的地方,在2010年都遭受乾旱之苦。6,7,8,9,10,11

缺水
  • 世界上的河流正處於全球性的「危機狀態」。供應近80%世界人口的水資源正遭到嚴重威脅。根據研究,近三分之一的水源也因生物多樣性的喪失而面臨高度危險。22,23 (美國威斯康辛大學麥迪遜分校的研究學者彼得‧麥金太爾教授〔Peter McIntyre〕暨紐約市立學院的建模專家查爾斯‧佛洛斯馬提〔Charles Vörösmarty〕)
  • 最近的缺水區域報告:
    • 中東地區的供水已經縮減為1960年的四分之一。24 (阿拉伯環境與發展論壇〔AFED〕,2010年)
    • 由於乾旱,底格里斯河和幼發拉底河水位已降至平常的三分之一以下。25 (聯合國機構間情報和分析單位〔IAU〕)
    • 英國氣候越來越熱,夏季越來越乾燥,河流水量已減少 80%,可能導致極端的缺水情況。26,27 (2010年英國政府科學辦公室〔Government Office for Science〕)
  • 供應我們世界一半人口的井水之地下水源正逐漸枯竭。28 (澳洲蒙那許大學蘭斯‧安得斯碧教授〔Lance Endersbee〕)
  • 11億人無法獲得安全的飲用水。29 (世界衛生組織〔World Health Organization〕,2005年)
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