Breakdown of Reed Elsevier 2008 Water Stress

Predictions of water stressed basins by 2025
(Based on data for 98 locations totalling 378,837 m3)

Water stress data World Resources Institute level of stress % Water % Sites
2008 data compared to 1995 levels Severely water stressed basin 29% 36%
Water stressed basin 5% 14%
Does not experience periods of water stress 66% 50%
Predicted by 2025 Severely water stressed basin 29% 37%
Water stressed basin 5% 13%
Does not experience periods of water stress 66% 50%

By 2025, our office in Bilbao, Spain is predicted to no longer be considered a water stressed area; our office in Bellevue, Washington will move from no stress to stressed; and Singapore from stressed to severely stressed.