The Fall of the Water

Hydrological significance of mountains

Dams in basin*

% basin protected

% original lost

% forest

21

Very high Very high Very high Very high

- 7(11) 6(8)

20.9 1.0 0.7 4.4 5.6 3.7 0.6

69 45 98.6 90

<1 2.4 0.1 0.4 4.2

(3) (5) (3) 0

High High

85 73 61 72 69 80 85 78

18.5 56.2 43.4 41.5 43.2 6.3 1.5

Figure 14a-d: Changes in the area with reduced biodiversity and ecosystem func- tion as a result of human development in infrastructure and associated resource exploitation between 2000 and 2030, given different scenarios. Security first and Mar- kets first indicate situations where market- driven forces determine rate and extent of development, while policy first represents a more moderate growth rate.

Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate

4(5) 4(7) 22(25) 63(101) 40(47)

2.2 5.4 3.8 1.7 1.3

High High