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Towards a green economy China – Water availability cost curve


Agricultural Industry Municipal & domestic Supply


Supply/demand gap in 2030 = 201 billion m3 Total cost to fill gap = - US$ 21.7 billion


Genetic crop development (irrigated)


1.2 1.4


0.6 0.8 1


0.4 0.2 0


-1.4 -1.8 -2.2


-0.8 -1.2 -1.6


-2.0 -2.4 -2.8


-2.6 3.0


-3.2


-3.4 -8.2


-0.2 -0.6 -1


-0.4


Integrated plant stress mgt. (irrigated) Irrigation scheduling


Retrofit showerheads


Others: waste other reuse Integrated plant stress mgt.


(rainfed) 20 40 60 80 100 120


Dam & reservoir - large 140


Wastewater reuse in commercial buildings Steel: wastewater reuse


No till rainfed Power: wastewater reuse Municipal leakage New showerheads


Commercial building leakage Steel: dry dedusting


Power: condensed water cooling Paper: concealed filtration


Paper: intermediate water reuse Textile: wastewater reuse Steel: condensed water cooling


Power: USC Steel: coke dry quenching Paper: white water reuse


160


No till (irrigated) New faucets


Local water conveyance Seawater direct use


Specified deficit between supply and water requirements in 2030


Desalination (thermal) – co-located with power plant Desalination (RO)


Wastewater reuse – municipal/industrial Rain water harvesting – roof top Fresh water transfer – inter-basin New toilets


Drip irrigation 180 200 220 240


Groundwater pumping - deep Rainwater harvesting


Pipe water conveyance On-farm canal lines Mulching


Efficient sprinkler irrigation Improved fertilizer balance (rainfed)


Groundwater pumping - shallow Dam & reservoir - small


Aquifer recharge Genetic crop development – rainfed Post-harvest transport and storage


Retrofit faucets Local water pumping


Rice Intensification Improved fertiliser balance (irrigated)


Figure 12: Relative costs of different methods of supplying water in China Source: 2030 Water Working Group (2009)


SOURCE: 2030 Water Resources Group Estimated child mortality Estimated child morbidity (stunting) 260 Fresh water transfer – intra-basin


Incremental availability billion m3


New laundry machines


Power: Dry cooling Retrofit toilets


20% reduction


10% reduction


Current


Average proportion of childhood deaths (<5 yrs)


0.0 (Low) 0.2


Morbidity Mortality


0.35 (High) -3.2 Kilometres


Figure 13: Predicted effect of a 10 per cent and 20 per cent reduction in the proportion of people obtaining their primary water supply from surface water or unprotected well water on child mortality and child


morbidity (stunting), Niger River basin Source: Ward et al. (2010)


Average age for height ratio (St. Dev. below ref. median)


0 400 800


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Cost of additional water availability in 2030, $/m3


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