EARTH SCIENCE
GROUNDWATER
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Question
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They do not know how to sanitize water
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Their countries don’t have reservoirsto hold fresh water (ex:lakes, rivers)
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People can live in remote locations making it difficult to transport water
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Water is contaminated by acid rain in certain locations year round
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Detailed explanation-1: -Over one billion people in developing countries have inadequate access to clean water. The main barriers to addressing water problems in developing nations include poverty, costs of infrastructure, and poor governance. The effects of climate change on the water cycle can make these problems worse.
Detailed explanation-2: -Water pollution, overuse of water, increased demand for water, climate changes, mismanagement of water resources, and poverty cause a lack of clean water.
Detailed explanation-3: -The water crisis is a health crisis. Nearly 1 million people die each year from water, sanitation and hygiene-related diseases which could be reduced with access to safe water or sanitation. Every 2 minutes a child dies from a water-related disease.
Detailed explanation-4: -Unsurprisingly, climate change is one of the main reasons behind the global water crisis. The areas most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as Somalia’s decade-plus of drought or increasingly severe monsoons in Bangladesh, are often water-stressed to begin with.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ethiopia. Almost 60 percent of the population in Ethiopia lacks basic access to drinking water. Papua New Guinea. The Republic of Chad. Uganda. Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Mozambique. United Republic of Tanzania. Somalia. More items •04-Jun-2020