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WATER RICH, WATER POOR |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / ANALYSIS |
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| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/2003 |
| Size: 412 Words, 2,270 Characters |
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Category 1 (absolute water scarcity)
Afghanistan Egypt Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Libya Oman Pakistan Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen China India
Category 2 (economic water scarcity)
Angola Benin Botswana Burk...
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...will have to increase water development modestly overall (on average, by only 5 percent) to keep up with 2025 demands.
*These countries have severe regional water scarcity. A portion of their population (381 million people in China in 1990 and 280 million people in India in 1990) is in category 1. The rest of the populati in category 4.
Source: International Water Management Institute, 1999.
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