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Mankind to wage wars for water by 2025


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The shortage of fresh water on planet Earth is likely to become the biggest problem ever during the forthcoming decades. Experts from the International Water Management Institute said in their recent report that the water crisis in the world would occur because of the growing number of population.


According to the UN, the population of planet Earth will grow from 6 to 8.5 billion people by 2030. One person living in an industrially developed country consumes up to 3,000 liters of water a year. If the global population grows by 2.5 billion, it will be necessary to find additional 2,000 cubic kilometers of water for their living.


Mankind to wage wars for water by 2025

Mankind to wage wars for water by 2025

“The global consumption of water has increased six times during the recent 100 years and will double by 2050.

There are countries that have already run out of water reserves for the production of their food.