Question

What is water scarcity?
What are the causes of water scarcity?

Answer 1

Answer:

Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet water demand. ... Two-thirds of the global population (4 billion people) live under conditions of severe water scarcity at least 1 month of the year. Half a billion people in the world face severe water scarcity all year round.

Answer 2

ANSWER:

WATER SCARCITY

Water scarcity is the lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of water usage within a region. It already affects every continent and around 2.8 billion people around the world at least one month out of every year. More than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water

CAUSES OF WATER SCARCITY

Shortage of water for a sustained period is called water scarcity. Growing population, over-exploitation and unequal distribution of water among social groups are the main causes of water scarcity.