The financial crisis will sound like a good joke compared to what will happen once the crisis of drinkable water begins. Experts claim that this issue will arise in 2025, as the resources of drinkable water available will be increasingly insufficient to cover the needs of the globe"s population.

Things aren"t so rosy right now, as over 1.1 billion people live in precarious hygienic conditions due to the shortage of water.

Numbers speak for themselves: 4,000 children die daily due to diseases caused by the infested liquids that they consume, as 88% of the diseases that are currently met are caused by the lack of hygiene and water pollution. The professors of the Academy of Science of Moscow claim that we are not far from the moment when the entire world will be faced with a shortage of water. The calculations of the UN claim that by 2020, water consumption will increase 40%, and by 20205, two out of three people will be living in "stress" due to lack of water. Africa, the Middle East and particularly Southern Asia will be the first to experience this problem. The most populous countries of the world, China and India will need drinkable water soon and it is possible that they may be forced to resort to substantial water imports from countries with huge hydrographical basins such as Brazil, Russia and Canada. The food needs of a population that is continuously growing means that 70% of the total water consumption is used in agriculture. The industry isn"t skimping on water either, as nuclear plants are the largest users of water. Specialists even provided a few examples: in order to obtain a ton of steel 20 cubic meters of water are needed; for a ton of paper - 200 cubic meters, a kilo of rice 5000 liters of water, one hamburger - 250 liters, one glass of orange juice - 850 liters.

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