Experts have been sending warnings to alert us to the looming water crisis, but many people, especially in countries like the U.S., are not paying attention. We turn on the tap and out comes water running any way we like it: hot, cold, warm. It’s so easy to get, and so readily available that we leave the water running while we brush our teeth, we take 20 minute showers, and we water our lawns and wash our cars at leisure.
The world’s freshwater resources aren’t going to last forever—many countries have already experienced the hardships brought on by water scarcity. The following article published by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) takes a look at global water challenge.
Global Water Outlook to 2025
Rosegrant, Mark W.
Cai, Ximing
Cline, Sarah A.
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