Is water a limiting factor for population growth in South Australia?
• Outline of Presentation Introduction Population and Water: A Global Perspective South Australia’s Contemporary Population • Growth • Composition • Distribution Population and Water Population Planning and Policy in South Australia Conclusion • Population and Water: The Supply/Demand Equation Supply Demand Rainfall Population Number Runoff Population Characteristics Capture Population Distribution Storage Use per capita Recycling Other Uses Pipelines – Agriculture Desalination – Industry • Global Population: 2009 Source: U.N. 2009, p.1 Population (millions) Major Area 1950 1975 2009 2050 World 2,529 4,061 6,829 9,150 More developed regions 812 1,047 1,233 1,275 Less developed regions 1,717 3,014 5,596 7,875 Least developed countries 200 357 835 1,672 Other less developed countries 1,517 2,657 4,761 6,202 Africa 227 419 1,010 1,998 Asia 1,403 2,379 4,121 5,231 Europe 547 676 732 691 Latin America and Caribbean 167 323 582 729 Northern America 172 242 348 448 Oceania 13 21 35 51 • World
