One in three people on each continent suffers from water scarcity. This situation is exacerbated by population growth, urbanization and increasing domestic and industrial water needs. There are many countries suffering from water shortage problems such as India, Australia, China, Jordan. India – In India, water shortages are particularly acute simply because the gap between actual food consumption and survival is so precarious. China has severe water shortages due to overuse and pollution of the environment and many people living in places that don't have much water. It is estimated that every year in China there is a water shortage of 40 billion cubic meters. In other words, each year China uses 40 billion cubic meters of water, five to seven times the number used in Southern California, more than its resources can support. Australia is one of the driest continents. The effects of water scarcity are being felt here. The country is experiencing the worst drought in its history and it will have a negative impact on food and the economy, except personal life. Approximately 348 million people face severe economic water shortages. They live in countries where potential water resources are sufficient to meet reasonable water needs until 2025, but to achieve this they would have to undertake massive projects to improve water supply systems, at enormous cost and probably with serious damage to the environment. The Middle East is off limits. approximately 5% of the world population. However, it has only 1% of the world's freshwater resources. Jordan – one of the countries suffering from direct water scarcity, where the demand exceeds the natural supply by approximately 175%, thus making the country one of the ten best wa...... middle of paper ...... ody has to understand the importance of water. Understand that water is an inalienable attribute of life, without which it is impossible to exist. If things go perfectly, the water shortage situation will decrease. Only by carefully considering and evaluating the strength that water can, the good health and tranquility that it guarantees. Works Cited - C. Srinivasa .2007. Study warns India of water shortage. http://www.indianexpress.com.(accssed 2010)- Melbourne Water,Australia,the driest continent www.conservewater.melbournewater.com.au-MoldenD,2009.Solution for the world's water problems.http:// news. bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sience/nature/(accessed 14.09.10)- Anwar J, Rakad T, Bassim A, Ibrahim O. Water use efficiency in agriculture in the Wadi Shu'eib area , Jordan.(accessed 19.11.10) 2010)- Nidal.H, Maher.Q, Emad. A, Ahmet B. Desalination.www.elsevier.com/locate/desal