solar water – ecosystem implications of the food/water/energy nexus
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Water and energy security -------- Examines linkages between water and energy to understand interconnected risks and uncertainty affecting water security at multiple scales affecting water security at multiple scales. Alvar Closas, University of Oxford, UK Solar water – ecosystem implications of the food/water/energy nexus in La Mancha, SpainTRANSCRIPT
Solar water Ecosystem implications of the food/water/energy
nexus in La Mancha, Spain
Alvar Closas Dr. Rob Hope
School of Geography, University of Oxford
Water Security, Risk and Society International Water Security Conference
16-18th April 2012
2000-20012001-2002
2002-20032003-2004
2004-20052005-2006
2006-20072007-2008
2008-2009
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
27,78 30,43 33,33 40 39,39
126,92
181,36
407,43
139,28
6,42 6,03 6,5 7,63
77,3
262
671,27
902,81
118,48
Variation of production of solar photovoltaic energy 2000-2009
(%)
Spain
Castilla-La Mancha
197
4
197
6
197
8
198
0
198
2
198
4
198
6
198
8
199
0
199
2
199
4
199
6
199
8
200
0
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Years
Irrigated surface
('000 of ha)
Level of extractions (Mm3/year)
Source: Martinez Cortina 2001
