The water shortage in the developing countries, such as middle-east countries, is becoming very severe and the land of several million hectares around those countries is also becoming deserted.
For decades Israelis have been dealing with water shortage, and have developed unusually creative solutions for growing crops in places where cacti fear to tread.
One quarter of the global population also live in developing countries that face water shortages.
Bolivia is one of many countries, nearly all in the developing world, facing looming water shortages from melting glaciers.
Many developing countries face severe water shortages, a large magnitude of which can be attributed to the inefficient operation of their water networks.
One in five developing countries will face water shortages.
"We have a water shortage, but we have to develop," said Wang Yongli, a senior engineer with the city's water conservation bureau.
The resulting water imbalance requires a correct quantification of available water resources in view of developing appropriate management plans to face the problem of water shortage.
However, it should be known that water shortage is a problem in the wider developing world particularly in semi-arid regions where more than 1.1 billion people do not have reliable access to water for drinking (Nkonya 2011).
In developing nations where water recycling frequently comprises the response to water shortage, the primary concern lies in risk of microbiological contamination [6] [8] that can impact public health.
Thus, India's Shree Cement, which has long suffered from water shortages, developed the world's most water-efficient method for making cement, in part by using air-cooling rather than water-cooling.
