World population growth rate showing the declining rate throughout the years.

Changing population densities throughout the continents.

World population growth and estimation from 1750 to 2050

Areas that are going to suffer from droughts untill 2099. Dramatic situation : the droughts are getting worse in countries that have always suffered from droughts.

This map shows how difficult is having access to safe water for people colored in red.

North America, Europe and Russia are not threatened by water scarcity, whereas south America, Africa and Indonesia are going to suffer from water scarcity.

A world water crisis threatens the whole world.

Orange: areas where the lack of water is due to temporary pbm of resources.

Red: areas where water is going to be very rare

Brown: critic situation because of lack of investment

While the world’s population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %. This population growth – coupled with industrialization and urbanization – will result in an increasing demand for water and will have serious consequences on the environment.

Although France wants to have 23% renewable energy by 2020, the region of Midi-Pyrénées is more ambitious, and wants to become the first green valley of europe, with a green production of 100% energy.

Andy from GENI gives a short presentation about energy storage technologies and how renewable energies are becoming more and more of an important aspect of today's energy grid. But with the fluctuating output of solar and wind energies, new ways need to be found to store energy and maintain a safe and reliable energy supply.