Publication Name

Water use: The case of the Brahmaputra river basin

CHINA (T IBET )

15.0

143

6.9

435 66

17

Water demand in the Brahmaputra basin Million cubic metres

38.9

318

234

BHUTAN

584

8 000

INDIA

Per capita water use and demand Cubic metres per year

600

7 000

10 989

Population living in the basin Million

500

6 000

Use

58.3

Water use in different sectors Million cubic metres per year

5 000

400

292 Industry Domestic

4 000

1 772

BANGLADESH

300

12 723 Irrigation

3 000

200

Demand

2 000

Industry

100

Domestic

1 000

Irrigation

0

0

Source: Institute of Water Modelling (2013) Water availability, demand and adaptation option assessment of the Brahmaputra river basin under climate change . Final Report, December 2013. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Institute of Water Modelling

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