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A serious problem affecting countries right across the globe is the lack of water for drinking, washing and other household uses. Why do many countries face water shortages, and what could be done to alleviate the problem?

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In recent times, the most serious obstacle which many countries are dealing with is
water
scarce
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.
This
 has been increasing significantly since 1950.
This
 essay will examine the problems in detail and propose some solutions. One of the main causes of the problem is the growing demand for
water
.
This
 is because the number of people has increased dramatically, which means the use of
water
 for drinking, washing and other household has
raised
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 as well. The solution for the government is to raise the tax on
water
,
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apply
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 so that people would use it more carefully.
For instance
, in western
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societies
sociaties
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 the price of it is extremely high. Another cause of the issue can be the climate change. The reason is that there is a lot of carbon
doixide
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dioxide
 and
gass
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gas
 which factories produce, and these can contribute the global warming.
As a result
, it leads to drought and floods in some places. To tackle
this
 problem,
government
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the government
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 must increase the green space to prevent
this
. A third major cause of
issue
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the issue
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 is the use of
this
 liquid in agriculture. About 70 per cent of the
fresh
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freshwater
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water
 is consumed in farming places, which means most of
this
 liquid is wasted. The way forward can be to improve sewage
system
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systems
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 and infrastructures in order to stop
this
. In USA and
Germany
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Germany,
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 the
precentage
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percentage
 of
this
 is so much lower than
other
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in other
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 nations, because of
modern
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the modern
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infrastructures
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infrastructure
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 they have. In conclusion,
this
 obstacle has been
growin
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growing
, and there are some main reasons for it.
However
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 there are some effective methods to prevent
this
 from getting
worsened
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. In my view, both
government
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the government
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 and
people
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the people
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 play an important role.
This
 means they can alleviate it by consuming less
water
 and good management.
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