ECONOMICS
SCARCITY
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____ of high economic development.
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____ with low levels of precipitation.
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____ of low economic development.
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____ with high temperatures.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Based on the map published by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the countries and regions suffering most water stress are North Africa, the Middle East, India, Central Asia, China, Chile, Colombia, South Africa, Canada and Australia. Water scarcity is also increasing in South Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -description. Economic water scarcity is due to a lack of water infrastructure in general or to the poor management of water resources where infrastructure is in place. The FAO estimates that more than 1.6 billion people face economic water shortage.
Detailed explanation-3: -At present Gujarat has only 2% of the country’s water resources with 5% of the population. Further, more than 40% rain flows into the sea as run off every yeast due to absence of water conservation structures.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lebanon. Last summer, UNICEF reported that more than 71% of Lebanon’s population faced critical water shortages. Pakistan. Afghanistan. Syria. Turkey. Burkina Faso. Niger. Nepal. More items •01-Mar-2022