Water and Energy in the Water Cycle: strategies and technologies

for arid and semiarid countries

World Water Forum, 18/03/09Miguel López Estebaranz

Director, AFRECoordinator of Water Spanish Technology Platform

The Spanish Water Technology Platform was created to serve as a national forum for co-operation among all technological and scientific agents in the promotion of R&D+I and the continuous improvement of technology applicable to the management of water resources.

Spain, leader in water technology

Spain, reference in hydraulic policies, management models, scientific knowledge and water technologies.

A. WHAT ARE AND WHERE ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM ABOUT WATER AND ENERGY?

B. WATER, THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING.

C. WHAT ARE THE MAIN SOLUTIONS? SHARING VISION, LONG TERM STRATEGIES, WORKS AND TECHNOLOGIES

SUMMARY

A. WHAT ARE AND WHERE ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM ABOUT WATER? WATER AND ENERGY WORLDWIDE

World Primary Energy Demand

Source: Reference Scenario. World Energy Output 2008. IEA

A. WHAT ARE AND WHERE ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM ABOUT WATER? WATER AND ENERGY WORLDWIDE

A. WHAT ARE AND WHERE ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM ABOUT WATER? WATER AND ENERGY WORLDWIDE

A. WHAT ARE AND WHERE ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM ABOUT WATER? WATER AND ENERGY WORLDWIDE

A. WHAT ARE AND WHERE ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM ABOUT WATER? WATER AND ENERGY WORLDWIDE

Water cycle in develop countries

A. WHAT ARE AND WHERE ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM ABOUT WATER? WATER AND ENERGY WORLDWIDE

• Many dumps. •

Water cycle in undevelop countries

1. Lack of infraestructure and tecnologies

2. Demand is growing more quickly.

3. Lack of financial resources.

A. WHAT ARE AND WHERE ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM ABOUT WATER? WATER AND ENERGY WORLDWIDE

A. WHAT ARE AND WHERE ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM ABOUT WATER? WATER AND ENERGY WORLDWIDE

12Consumption per capita

433 433 KecKec

9.100 9.100 KecKec

21x

Beef meat 15 Lamb meat Lamb meat

10 10Pork meat 6

Carne de polloCarne de pollo 2,8 2,8

Egs 4,7

CerealsCereals 1,5 1,5

Fruits 1Legums Legums 11

Chesee Chesee 5,3 5,3Milk 0,9

DietProduct (m3 per Kg)

Agriculture 70%

Industry20%

Cities 10%

Water comsuption

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1600 millions without electriciity

960 millions hungers

1200 millions without water access

2400 millions without sanitation

ALL OF THEM SUFFER A LACK OF WATER AND ENERGY

• 2.500 millins with less than 2 $/día.

A. WHAT ARE AND WHERE ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM ABOUT WATER? WATER AND ENERGY WORLDWIDE

B. WATER, THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING.

C. WHAT ARE THE MAIN SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE WATER FOR ALL PEOPLE AND ITS MAIN NEEDS.

1.SHARING VISION. 2. GLOBAL, REGIONAL,

NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLICIES, LAWS AND RULES.

3.LONG TERM STRATEGIES. 4. COOPERATION.5.INVESTMENT IN WORKS AND

TECHNOLOGIES.

Solar Water Detoxification and Disinfection

Solar Seawater Desalination

PSA-Plataforma Solar de Almería

AGAINST SCARCITY INVEST IN MATURE AND NEW WATER TECHNOLOGIES IS THE BEST SOLUTION TO ACHIEVE MILLIUM GOALS AND TO FACE ECONOMIC CRISIS

Thank you so much!!!