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88. Will There be Enough Water for Everyone?
2013-09-06
As the global population grows, so does the need for water. The Worldwatch Institute says increased demands for food, energy and industry, along with climate change, could lead to water scarcity in some places.
Worldwatch says billions of people are already facing some kind of water scarcity or shortage. Spokesperson Supriya Kumar says it’s only expected to get worse as the population increases.
Kumar says action to relieve these problems can be taken on the local, national and regional levels.
“In terms of the local level, we could put more investment into water harvesting – into better methods of reusing water that’s wasted -- treating it to be reused for agriculture or for other industries.”
On the national level, the Worldwatch Institute recommends that governments develop better water policies, which could include fewer or revised agricultural subsidies.
Many water sources are not confined within a particular country’s borders. Rivers and lakes are often used by several nations and therefore regional agreements would be needed on water use.
