Hydropolicy and Hydropolitical Interdependence

According to a UN report on the state of the world’s water (2018), global water use has increased by a factor of six over the past 100 years and continues to grow steadily at a rate of about 1% per year. Water use is expected to continue increasing at the global level, as a function of population growth, economic development and changing consumption patterns, among other factors. The world population is expected to increase from 7.7 billion in 2017 to between 9.4 and 10.2 billion by 2050, with two thirds of the population living in cities.