Indicators - Level of Stress on the Resource
UK. North Somerset. Warning toxic algae sign on boating lake in Portishead. CDREF00191 More pictures on this subject available on request. © Paul Glendell / Still Pictures
Index of non-sustainable water use
Other resources:
Global Map - Africa Map - Asia Map - Australiasia Map -
Europe Map - Latin America Map - North America Map
Rural and urban population
Other resources:
Map of Global population density, 2000 [WWDR2, Section 1]
Map of Expected areas of population growth and decline, 2000-2080
[WWDR3, Map 2.1]
Figure of the Share of population residing in urban areas, 2005 and 2030
[WWDR3, Figure 2.1]
Relative Water Stress Index
Other resources:
Map of Relative water stress index [WWDR2, Section 2]
Sources of contemporary nitrogen loading
Other resources:
Map of Predominant sources of contemporary nitrogen loading
[WWDR2 , Section 2]
Impact of sediment trapping by large dams and reservoirs
Other resources:
Sediment trapping efficency [WWDR2, Section 3, Map 6]
Coefficient of variation for the Climate Moisture Index
Other resources:
Climate moisture index CV [WWDR2, Section 4, Map 7]
Water Reuse Index (WRI)
Other resources:
High level of wastewater reuse in water-stressed countries
[WWDR3, Figure 8.6]