Is water a limiting factor for population growth in South Australia?

The Environment InstituteWhere ideas growProfessor Graeme HugoIs water a limiting factor for population growth in South Australia?Outline of Presentation IntroductionPopulation and Water: A Global PerspectiveSouth Australia’s Contemporary Population• Growth• Composition• DistributionPopulation and WaterPopulation Planning and Policy in South AustraliaConclusionPopulation and Water: The Supply/Demand EquationSupplyDemandRainfallPopulation NumberRunoffPopulation CharacteristicsCapturePopulation DistributionStorageUse per capitaRecyclingOther UsesPipelines - AgricultureDesalination - IndustryGlobal Population: 2009Source: U.N. 2009, p.1Population (mil ions)Major Area1950197520092050World2,5294,0616,8299,150More developed regions8121,0471,2331,275Less developed regions1,7173,0145,5967,875Least developed countries2003578351,672Other less developed countries1,5172,6574,7616,202Africa2274191,0101,998Asia1,4032,3794,1215,231Europe547676732691Latin America and Caribbean167323582729Northern America172242348448Oceania13213551World Population by Region at the Turn of Three Centuries: 1800, 1900 and 2000Source: U.N. Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2004 RevisionProjected Population Change by Region, 2005 - 2050Source: C.Haub, 2005 World Population Data Sheet (2005)Source: World Water Assessment Programme 2009, 31Source: World Water Assessment Programme 2009, 98Source: World Water Assessment Programme 2009, 99Source: World Water Assessment Programme 2009, 102