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A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world"s people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
A private American organization called 1 Action International did the new study. It says 2 than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people 3 enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight 4 . Most of the countries are in Africa or the 5 East.
P-A-I researcher Robert Engelman says 6 the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people 7 lack water. At least 18 more countries are 8 to have severe water problems. The demand 9 water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth 10 the same.
Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is 11 faster than in other parts of the world. He says 12 growth in these countries will continue to 13 .
The report says lack of water in the future may 14 in several problems. It may increase health 15 . Lack of water often means drinking 16 not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems 17 over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, 18 are carried in water. Lack of water may also result 19 more international conflict. Countries may have to 20 for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.