【正确答案】[范文] Global Shortage of Fresh Water As is vividly indicated in the above tables, nowadays, with the development of modern industry and economy, more and more countries arc concerned about the problem of global shortage of fresh water. In the year 2010, according to the international standard of water shortage, only two countries out of six are not in the list of water shortage. There is one country extremely short of fresh water. Some people think that fresh water is inexhaustible. In fact, fresh water resources are scarce. The reasons for the global shortage of fresh water are as follows. Firstly, with the growth of world population and industrial development, the need of fresh water has been increased. Secondly, water pollution all over the world has exacerbated the problem of water shortage. From the changes reflected in the tables, we can see it is imperative that effective measures be taken to tackle the problem. For one thing, everyone should save water consciously in daily life. For another, regulations should be laid down by the government to curb water pollution. In a nutshell, we should make a concerted effort and seek various solutions to this problem.