Title: Water Shortage: Causes & Solutions - The Water Geeks
Headings: Water Shortage: Causes & Solutions
Water Shortage: Causes & Solutions
How Do We Use Fresh Water?
Causes of Water Scarcity
Cause of Water Scarcity #1: Increasing Demand
Cause of Water Scarcity #2: Compromised Supply
Solutions for Water Shortages

Content: Our rivers, aquifers, and watersheds simply have less water in them than they once did. War: Conflict is an often-overlooked factor that affects access to water supplies. In times of war, the boundaries of countries become muddled and often key water supplies like rivers become natural front lines in the conflict. This makes access to some of these rivers incredibly difficult. There’s also the fact that thousands and sometimes millions of people may have to leave their homes and become refugees in another region. How does this new area keep up with the water demands of the sudden new population? Cause of Water Scarcity #2: Compromised Supply
In the last section, we learned the reasons why the demand for water is increasing. In this section, we learn the reasons why our water supplies are being tainted.