Detailed Example - UAE Resource Security

how much rainfall does the uae receive in a year

2”

what are the three largest cities in uae (3)

Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah

what is the sex ratio in uae (male:female, x:1)

2.2:1

what percentage of uae's population live in urban areas

87

what is uae's GNI per capita in 2020 (USD/ $)

66680

what is uae's HDI for 2019

0.89

what is uae's gender equality index for 2019

0.079

why is the uae in a water deficit (4)

rising population, agriculture, desertification, global warming

what is a downside to recycling waste water

expensive

what is a downside to groundwater

unreliable

what is a downside to desalination (2)

expensive, damages ocean ecosystems

what do policies in the uae mean farmers must/are encouraged to do (2)

use low water crops, use saltwater for irrigation where possible

what do policies in the uae mean for infrastructure and people (2)

change industrial water use, promote water-saving

what are future strategies used by UAE to combat water insecurity (2)

iceberg transportation, cloud seeding

is the number of desalination plants increasing, decreasing or staying the same

increasing

what is sprayed into the atmosphere as part of cloud seeding

salt particles

why may cloud seeding not work for uae

no moisture in air

what does the EIA say about the discovery of future oil reserves in the uae

unlikely

what percentage of government revenue in the uae comes from oil and gas

80

why are water and energy linked in dubai

desalination is energy intensive

solar power has the potential to reach .... percent of of the uae's power generation capacity

20

what percentage of it's food supply does the UAE import

90

in order to produce "green ammonia", what does fertiglobe (a company the uae is involved in) use as fuel

green hydrogen

an abu dhabi based food company called al dahra has acquired lots of land in other countries. what countries (7)

Romania, Serbia, Spain, Morocco, Egypt, Namibia, US

what does al dahra produce lots of (6)

animal feed, cereals, fruits, vegetables, dairy, organic produce

the uae purchased a majority share in what huge fruit company

unifrutti

what did the uae RANK on the food security index

35, 35th