Biofuels, food crops straining world water reserves: experts

[Judi Lynn]

Biofuels, food crops straining world water reserves: experts
by Nina Larson
Sat Aug 23, 10:46 PM ET

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Burgeoning demand for food to feed the world's swelling population, coupled with increased use of biomass as fuel is putting a serious strain on global water reserves, experts said

"If we look at how much more water we will need for food and how much more for biomass for energy going forward ... it is quite worrying," said Jan Lundqvist, who heads the scientific programme at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).

Global food needs are expected to roughly double by 2050, at the same time as climate change and dwindling oil reserves are pressuring countries to set aside ever more land for producing biomass to replace greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels.

These parallel global trends risk colliding with "the water-constrained biophysical reality of the planet," according to SIWI, which hosted the the World Water Week in the Swedish capital last week.

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1. ...but not golf courses, or subdivisions in the desert.

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2. But there are many strategies than can be employed

http://biopact.com/2008/08/report-world-wastes-50-of-all-food.html

Another valuable article from the folks at Biopact.