What is water scarcity and what are its main causes?

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asked Jul 27, 2017 in Geography by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) 34 382 1020

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answered Jul 27, 2017 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 21

Water scarcity or water stress occurs when water availability is not enough to match the demand for water. It is caused by an increase in population, growing demand for water, and unequal access to it.

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