Short rainy seasons demand water storage, ideally in places where evaporation is low.

短暂的雨季需要储水，理想的是在蒸发低的地方进行储水。

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Concrete is replacing water-hungry grass verges and new laws demand water-saving devices in all buildings.

在这里，混凝土取代了大量耗水的草坪，所有建筑物都将依法建设节水设备。

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Fortunately — and unexpectedly — the demand for water is not rising as rapidly as some predicted.

一个意外的惊喜在于，人们对水的需求并没有像一些人预测的那样快速增长。

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The discovery could help farmers meet a growing demand for food as water supplies decrease.

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That increases demand for water.

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The United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the ??United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation?. The objective of this International Year is to raise awareness on the potential for increased cooperation, and on the challenges facing water management in light of the increase in demand for water access, allocation and services.

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Agriculture now accounts for roughly 70 percent of global water use, but as dietary changes in developing countries raise demand for water-intensive foods such as meat and dairy, this proportion will grow yet higher.

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As population increases and as our economies get wealthier, the demand for water increases.

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