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Lima, PERU
The growing population of Lima, capital of Peru, needs access to clean water. The city is built in a desert region, but at present is supplied by water from glaciers in the Andes. As the glaciers melt, this water supply is going to become smaller.
US Energy use (per person, per year)
0.5 tonnes oil equivalent [1]
CO2 released per person 1 tonne [1]
Energy use sources [mostly 2000 figures]
[1] State of the World Atlas, 2004, Dan Smith, Earthscan
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