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Freshwater Resources In Uae. Furthermore there is a possibility that the groundwater supplies could run out by 2030 due to rising agricultural demand. The headwaters of over one-half of the regions annually renewable freshwater resources are located outside of its political boundaries. UAE United Arab Emirates is one of them and it has hardly any groundwater or freshwater resources. Ground waterIn excess of 90 percent of all water requirements in Abu Dhabi are met by desalinising seawater.
By 2025 water demand in the UAE is expected to increase by 44 per cent to 32 thousand million metres cubed The report is intended to be a driver of policy change. Only 25275 is fresh water including 1752 frozen in glaciers ice and snow 05075 as fresh groundwater and soil moisture and less than 001 of it as surface water in lakes swamps and rivers. It uses thermal desalination as the dominant technology to make seawater potable. The existing conventional water resources in the United Arab Emirates include 125 Mm3yr million cubic meter per year from seasonal floods 3 Mm3yr from permanent springs 22 Mm3yr from. Out of this some 58808 million gallons. Water production in Dubai the study indicates has grown to 61478 million gallons in 2004.
Scarcity of water resources in Dubai is evident they said.
Groundwater levels in different regions of the UAE have dropped by 60 metres on average. Ground waterIn excess of 90 percent of all water requirements in Abu Dhabi are met by desalinising seawater. Water Scarcity 21 UAE total renewable fresh water resources is estimated to be less than 150 MCMYear 22. By 2025 water demand in the UAE is expected to increase by 44 per cent to 32 thousand million metres cubed The report is intended to be a driver of policy change. Water production in Dubai the study indicates has grown to 61478 million gallons in 2004. Groundwater levels in different regions of the UAE have dropped by 60 metres on average.