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The potential of water saving measures

According to the available data (Figures 4.11, 4.13 and 4.16), over the 17-year period 2000 to 2017, water abstractions in EU27+UK have dropped by some 24 % while GVA increased by 52 %. No attenuation of the growth in water use efficiency is yet visible. The estimates of potential savings outlined in Chapter 4 are in the same order of magnitude. With an overall GDP growth rate of 1.3 % per year (EC, 2015c) and assuming that GDP growth is at the same level as NVA growth, the net decrease in water demand is estimated at 1.2 % per year. Words of caution are in place here:

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