Definition: Regular freshwater resources 95 percent of time
Environment
Portion of the total freshwater resource that can be depended on for annual water development during 19 out of 20 consecutive years, or at least 95 per cent of the years included in longer consecutive periods. This item yields information about the average annual long-term availability of fresh water for use in human activities.
Source:
Joint OECD/Eurostat Questionnaire 2002 on the State of the Environment, section on Inland Waters
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