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Although population growth rates have been declining recently, by 2050 the planet could have 10 billion people, double the number of humans it has now. If we look at the global water resources, we see a frightening outlook. The impact of this increased population on the environment will be severe. While as much as 95 percent of the world population growth is projected in the developing countries where, by the year 2050, 87 percent of the world population is expected to live. This will add enormous stress on the available water resources for domestic, industrial, and agricultural use while maintaining environmental quality (Bouwer, 1993).
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Kanwar, R.S. (1996). Agrochemicals and Water Management. In: Pereira, L.S., Feddes, R.A., Gilley, J.R., Lesaffre, B. (eds) Sustainability of Irrigated Agriculture. NATO ASI Series, vol 312. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8700-6_22
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