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From the Ted Talk by Fahad Al-Attiya: A country with no water

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The question is how. How could we survive that? We have no water whatsoever. Simply because of this gigantic, mammoth machine called desalination. Energy is the key focatr here. It changed everything. It is that thing that we pump out of the ground, we burn tons of, probably most of you used it coming to Doha. So that is our lake, if you can see it. That is our river. That is how you all happen to use and enjoy water. This is the best tlcegnohoy that this region could ever have: desalination.

So what are the risks? Do you wrroy much? I would say, perhaps if you look at the global facts, you will realize, of course I have to worry. There is growing dnemad, growing pploutaoin. We've truned seven billion only a few months ago. And so that number also demands food. And there's predictions that we'll be nine billion by 2050.

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The question is how. How could we survive that? We have no water whatsoever. Simply because of this gigantic, mammoth machine called desalination. Energy is the key ______ here. It changed everything. It is that thing that we pump out of the ground, we burn tons of, probably most of you used it coming to Doha. So that is our lake, if you can see it. That is our river. That is how you all happen to use and enjoy water. This is the best __________ that this region could ever have: desalination.

So what are the risks? Do you _____ much? I would say, perhaps if you look at the global facts, you will realize, of course I have to worry. There is growing ______, growing __________. We've ______ seven billion only a few months ago. And so that number also demands food. And there's predictions that we'll be nine billion by 2050.

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  1. factor
  2. turned
  3. demand
  4. worry
  5. population
  6. technology

Original Text


The question is how. How could we survive that? We have no water whatsoever. Simply because of this gigantic, mammoth machine called desalination. Energy is the key factor here. It changed everything. It is that thing that we pump out of the ground, we burn tons of, probably most of you used it coming to Doha. So that is our lake, if you can see it. That is our river. That is how you all happen to use and enjoy water. This is the best technology that this region could ever have: desalination.

So what are the risks? Do you worry much? I would say, perhaps if you look at the global facts, you will realize, of course I have to worry. There is growing demand, growing population. We've turned seven billion only a few months ago. And so that number also demands food. And there's predictions that we'll be nine billion by 2050.

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