Examples - Scarcity

Question 1

Water scarcity in India

Answer 1

• facing acute water shortages affecting farmers and households where ground and surface water has essentially dried up
• water prices increased significantly
• high demand from population growth, drought and poor monitoring of water resources
• farmers have to dig even deeper to access ground water
• huge concerns over future availability of water for any uses in the near future
• ranked as one of 17 nations where water stress is extremely high