At the gate "water market"

Legislation Rules igry19-08-2009 at the gate "water market" strategic raw materials Russia instead of oil could become ... water. Many countries today are experiencing shortages, while in Russia the second largest in the world overall, and renewable resources. However, such plans may prevent the inappropriate use of resources. 20% water, we have lost in vain. In addition, recently the country adopted a new Water Code, which caused much criticism from experts. "Forget about oil. Equitable distribution of fresh water makes the same explosive and far-reaching jigsaw puzzle, such as global climate change "- says a well-known author of several books about water and the project manager of the Global Water Policy (Global Water Rolicy Project), Sandra Postel. Actually there is a warning to Russia, where oil has not yet ended, and in general, and renewable water supplies, our country is second in the world after Brazil? We have fresh water resources are an annual astronomical figure - 4.5 thousand cubic meters. km. Our wealth - 3 million large and small rivers, 2 million lakes and hundreds of thousands of marsh, 30 thousand water reservoirs, more than 3 thousand groundwater deposits, large glaciers. So much for the stock. However, water consumption, including unsustainable, we all, as they say, ahead of the rest: 70 cu. km - or 70 billion tons of fresh water, plus 100 billion tons of renewable water.