Water Security, Risk and Society International Water Security Conference 16-18th April 2012
Solar water Ecosystem implications of the food/water/energy nexus in La Mancha, Spain
Alvar Closas Dr. Rob Hope School of Geography, University of Oxford
1000 902,81
900
Variation of production of solar photovoltaic energy 2000-2009 (%)
800 671,27
700 600 500
Spain Castilla-La Mancha
407,43
400 300
262
181,36
200 126,92 77,3
100 27,78 6,42
139,28 118,48
30,43 6,03
33,33 6,5
40 7,63
39,39
0 2001-2002 2003-2004 2005-2006 2007-2008 2000-2001 2002-2003 2004-2005 2006-2007 2008-2009
Irrigated surface ('000 of ha)
160
700
140
600
120 500 100 400 80 300 60 200 40 100
20
Years Source: Martinez Cortina 2001
2000
1998
1996
1994
1992
1990
1988
1986
1984
1982
1980
1978
1976
0
1974
0
Level of extractions (Mm3/year)