The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways
to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use
less water of agriculture. 世界水资源的缺乏World
Water Shortage
A new study warns that
about thirty percent of
the world's people may not
have enough water by the
year 2025.
A private American organization
called Population Action
International did the new study. It
says more than
three-hundred-thirty-five-million
people lack enough water now.
The people live in twenty-eight
countries. Most of the countries
are in Africa or the Middle East.
人口行动组织的研究人罗博特。

安格曼说，到
2025年大约三十亿人缺水。

至少还有其他18
个国家将可能面临同样严重的水短缺问题。

人
类对水的需求不断上升，但地球上水的还是保
持不变。

“Climate change needs to be addressed now. The poor will bear the brunt of the impacts. The frontline experience of many of us working in international development indicates that communities are having to combat more extreme weather conditions.”。