Latin America plays a key role because it has the world’s largest supply of freshwater and Peru is the ninth country in the world which has largest freshwater reserve. Freshwater consumption is dominated by the agricultural sector, which uses 98% of Indonesia's water resources. Ocean Acidification: Causes and its effects on Marine EcosystemĪlthough, it has one of the largest freshwater reserve but recently facing increasing freshwater supply problems, particularly on the islands of Java and Sumatera where the demand for freshwater is the highest. The current water situation in Europe, according to a European Commission brochure, is described as: 20% of all surface water in the EU is seriously threatened with pollution Ground water supplies around 65% of all Europe’s drinking water 60% of European cities overexploit their ground water resources 50% of wetlands have “endangered status” due to ground water overexploitation The area of irrigated land in southern Europe has increased by 20% since 1985. It hosted million kilometres of rivers and streams and more than a million lakes but unfortunately each waterbody has its own characteristics and specific environmental problems. This is the sixth country in the world which has largest freshwater reserve. Poyang Lake which is situated in Jiangxi Province is the largest freshwater lake in China. This is the fifth country in the world which has largest freshwater reserve. Here, freshwater is found in its diverse river system and lakes. This is the fourth country in the world which has largest freshwater reserve. There are more than 100 lakes and Lake Superior, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, and Lake Erie are the major lakes.
USA is the third country in the world which has largest freshwater reserve.
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