Anewstudywarnsthataboutthirtypercentoftheworld'speoplemaynothaveenoughwaterbytheyear2025.
AprivateAmericanorganizationcalledPopulationActionInternationaldidthenewstudy.Itsaysmorethanthree-hundred-thirty-five-millionpeoplelackenoughwaternow.Thepeopleliveintwenty-eightcountries.MostofthecountriesareinAfricaortheMiddleEast.
P-A-IresearcherRobertEngelmansaysbytheyear2025aboutthree-thousand-millionpeoplemaylackwater.Atleast18morecountriesareexpectedtohaveseverewaterproblems.Thedemandforwaterkeepsincreasing.YettheamountofwateronEarthstaysthesame.
Mr.Engelmansaysthepopulationincountriesthatlackwaterisgrowingfasterthaninotherpartsoftheworld.Hesayspopulationgrowthinthesecountrieswillcontinuetoincrease.
Thereportsayslackofwaterinthefuturemayresultinseveralproblems.Itmayincreasehealthproblems.Lackofwateroftenmeansdrinkingwatersarenotsafe.Mr.Engelmansaysthereareproblemsallovertheworldbecauseofdiseasessuchascholerawhicharecarriedinwater.Lackofwatermayalsoresultinmoreinternationalconflict.Countriesmayhavetocompeteforwaterinthefuture.Somecountriesnowgetsixtypercentoftheirfreshwaterfromothercountries.ThisistrueofEgypttheNetherlandsCambodiaSyriaSudanandIraq.Andthereportsayslackofwaterwouldaffecttheabilityofdevelopingtoimprovetheireconomies.Thisisbecausenewindustriesoftenneedalargeamountofwaterwhentheyarebeginning.
ThePopulationActionInternationalstudygivesseveralsolutionstothewaterproblem.Onewayitsaysistofindwaystousewaterformorethanonepurpose.Anotherwayistoteachpeopletobecarefulnottowastewater.Athirdwayistouselesswaterofagriculture.
Thereportalsosayslong-termsolutionstothewaterproblemmustincludecontrolsonpopulationgrowth.Itsayscountriescannotprovidecleanwaterunlesstheyslowpopulationgrowthbylimitingthenumberofchildrenpeoplehave.
1. areexpectedtohaveseverewaterproblemsbytheyear2025.
A.18countries B.Nocountries
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