"Water scarcity already affects every continent. Around 1.2 billion people, or almost one fifth of the world's population, live in areas of physical scarcity, and 500 million people are approaching this situation. Another 1.6 billion people, or almost one quarter of the world's population, face economic water shortage (where countries lack the necessary infrastructure to take water from rivers and aquifers).
Around 4 billion people – nearly two-thirds of the world’s population – experience severe water scarcity during at least one month of the year." (Source: UNWorldWaterDay)
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