ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -2. The Middle East and North Africa is the world’s most water-scarce region. This region is home to 15 out of the 20 of the world’s most water-scarce countries. Due to population growth, unsustainable water management, rapid economic growth, and ongoing conflicts, water scarcity in the region is likely to worsen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Water scarcity is killing livestock, drying up crops and driving families from their homes in search of water. Coupled with ongoing conflict and displacement, the children and families in the Horn of Africa are at serious risk of disease, starvation and death.

Detailed explanation-3: -The number of people affected by physical water scarcity is expected to grow as populations increase and as weather patterns become more unpredictable and extreme. 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Water scarcity can also lead to diseases such as trachoma (an eye infection that can lead to blindness), plague and typhus. Water scarcity affects 1 in 3 people in the African Region and is getting worse with population growth, urbanization and increases in household and industrial uses.