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- Orange’s request for water a concern: Lake officials fear the…
- Plea to end north water supply ‘chaos’.
- ATLAS OF AFRICAN LAKES Water Scarcity As Africa’s Lakes Shrink

Orange’s request for water a concern: Lake officials fear the…
Free with registration – Orlando Sentinel – AccessMyLibrary.com – Feb 22, 2006
Byline: Nin-Hai Tseng Feb. 22–TAVARES — Concerned that area lakes, wetlands and springs could dry up, Lake County officials said Tuesday they will fight Orange County’s request to pump more water from the region’s shrinking underground water supply. Orange County officials have said they need the water because the county’s population is growing faster than anticipated. Next month, Orange will ask the St. Johns River Water Management District, which controls the use of most of.
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Plea to end north water supply ‘chaos’.
Free with registration – Europe Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Feb 22, 2006
Plea to end north water supply ‘chaos’. (22-FEB-06) Europe Intelligence Wire.

ATLAS OF AFRICAN LAKES Water Scarcity As Africa’s Lakes Shrink
Spiegel Online – Feb 22, 2006
He added “There are huge population pressures on all lake systems in Africa, unless there is some way for people there to find alternative ways of living, they will continue to be under pressure. The UNEP blames the dramatic reduction in the level of Africa’s freshwater lakes on a number of causes: droughts caused by climate change, increased need for drinking water due to increased population numbers, evaporation due to the rapid deforestation and desertification, and inappropriate dam construction.   It is not only the water supply that is being affected but also water quality, as invasive species and pollution from sewage and industrial waste affect the supply of clean drinking water. In addition the size of the catch is being affected by the pollution, overfishing and the introduction of certain species such as perch. The annual catch of freshwater fish in Africa is around 1. 4 million tons but this has experienced a drop in many places, particularly in the Nile Delta, Lake Chad and Lake Victoria. Klaus Toepfer, the UNEP’s executive director, speaking at the launch of the Atlas, said “I hope that the images will ring a warning around the world that, if we are to overcome poverty, and meet internationally agreed development goals by 2015, the sustainable management of Africa’s lakes must be part of the equation… 4 million tons but this has experienced a drop in many places, particularly in the Nile Delta, Lake Chad and Lake Victoria. Klaus Toepfer, the UNEP’s executive director, speaking at the launch of the Atlas, said “I hope that the images will ring a warning around the world that, if we are to overcome poverty, and meet internationally agreed development goals by 2015, the sustainable management of Africa’s lakes must be part of the equation. Otherwise we face increasing tensions and instability as arising populations compete for life’s most precious of resources. The eight Millennium Goals, agreed by world leaders in 2000, included the pledge to reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water by 2015. This target now seems a long way off.
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