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Overconsumption can be managed through political influences such as the ‘Common Fisheries Policy’ which restricts the total allowable catch. This helps to balance the supply and the demand of the resource.
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Technological advancements such as desalination plants in China – removes salts and minerals from saline water and is used to provide more water for crops.
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Increased mining depth from water drainage systems - offshore drilling into deeper water + 3D drilling mainly in the North Sea.
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Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside.
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Reallocation of resources, for example in China,‘South-North project’ which involves transferring water from the Yangtze to the northern rivers as it’s significantly drier.
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Anti-Natalist policies like ‘China’s One Child policy’. Reduces the demand for resources as the population decreases.
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Education in regards to family planning, birth control, contraceptives, etc
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Education regarding conservation and efficiency,for example use of recycling.
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Technological advancements to minimise resource consumption – for example the toilet flush, new designs of the toilet – Dual Toilet Flush – offers a low volume and high volume flush.
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Genetic Modification of crops – a gene from xerophytic plants is inserted to crop plants to allow them to grow in drought conditions, such as in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Green Revolution in India – using high yielding crops – production of wheat and maize tripled.
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