Adèle and Bianca

* Conflict involving different actors at different scale regarding: * Supply * Accessibility * Affordability * Demands * Different and diverging interests in mind

Inequalities in accessing water ressources at global scale Developed countries Developing countries Hard water technology: increase of level of development No appropriate use of technology: decrease of level of development Example: Belridge fields exploitation in California Examples: Rivers, canals, dams,sewage: military targets in Iraq and Syria Conflicts between social actors Example: Between industries and farmers in California, between tourists and locals in Bali

Major concern regarding supply at a global scale due to: Decrease of physical availability (decrease of aquifiers) Decrease of the quality of water (pollution) Decrease of conservation Example: Salinization, water wastes in Goa, India Example: Water waste due to resorts and houses in Las Vegas Example: Shrinking of water ressources to 4% in Sao Paulo, Brazil due to heavy drought and consumption

Inequalities in affording water Individual scale National scale Example: Poor Detroit residents more at risk of losing water service Example: Tourists use 16 times more water than locals in developing countries

Different types of demands Improvement of life conditions (increase of leisure use) Agriculture growth (irrigation +crops watering) Example: Resorts in Las Vegas and developing countries (eg.Indonesia) Example: Kern County in California,home to 40% of pistachio production in the USA Industrial growth Example: Belridge oil fields in California Population growth (increase of domestic use) Example: Use of pools in Las Vegas homes