190 (figure of the day)

is the average number of litres of water a person living in Russia uses each day. Ten years ago, average daily water consumption was 300-380 litres. These data were presented at a roundtable on ‘Global Trends in the Area of Water Resources’ that took place as part of the Foresight and STI Policy conference held at Higher School of Economics.

The introduction of metering for water consumption contributed to the savings. Despite the fact that Russians have begun to use significantly less water, the rate is still high. For example, in Europe, average daily water consumption is 120-150 litres per person.

More on the results of a joint Foresight project carried out by HSE and the Renova Group of companies — ‘Researching Global Challenges and Long-term Innovative Development Trends’ – can be found in Russian on the conference website.

Source: HSE website