IIT Kharagpur Water
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Dominique Trempont's presentation on the looming Water Crisis at IIT Kharagpur's e-summit.
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IIT Kharagpur Water
- 1. Fresh Water On A Shrinking Planet
- 2. World Population Population doubles every 40 years Source: World Bank 2000
- 3. World Population Water Withdrawals Fresh water demand doubles every 20 years Source: World Bank 2000
- 4. World Population Water Withdrawals Demand > 150% of supply by 2,025 Source: World Bank 2000
- 5. “ Water promises to be to the 21 st century what oil was in the 20 th century: Fortune 2000
- 6. the precious commodity that determines the wealth [and health] of nations” Fortune 2000
- 8. Ground water
- 10. Ground water 80%
- 11. Ground water 80%
- 12. Depletes 14 times faster than replenishes Ground water
- 13. # children dying every day in India of water illnesses 1600
- 14. Gangotri melting Pollution Rain run-off Declining supply
- 15. Population growth Agriculture Economic development Sky Rocketing Demand
- 16. Demand for water > supply in India by 2020 Source: World Bank 2000
- 17. Where is water going?
- 18. Source: World Water Council 2003 10,000 liters of water
- 19. 140 liters of water Source: World Water Council 2003
- 20. Source: World Water Council 2003 11,000 liters of water
- 21. Source: World Water Council 2003 400,000 liters of water
- 22. Source: World Water Council 2003 Geopolitics Water rights Vulnerability Dependencies Conflicts
- 23. Potential Water Solutions In India
- 24. Pr otect existing fr esh water sources
- 25. Harvest existing fresh water sources
- 27. Manage Water Footprint
- 28. New Technologies IIT Material Science Innovation Opportunities Large Indian then $BB Global Market
- 31. Sea Water Reverse Osmosis
- 32. Low-pressure seawater High pressure pump Membrane High pressure brine:25% Fresh water SWRO Exchanger Low pressure reject brine:2% Cost: Rs1 per liter of fresh water
- 33. Financing Public: Cost of water illnesses = 3% of India GDP Economic expansion
- 34. Financing Private: Venture capital: technology Entrepreneurship Regional rights auction