1. What is Water shortage?

Water is a renewable resource because it can be replenished through the water cycle.

Uses of water - Domestic, Agricultural and Industrial

The use of water for the production of goods is one of the largest consumers of water. Water is needed to cool and clean the machine as well as an ingredient (raw material) in the production of some of the goods (e.g. canned drink).

If we understand how our selection of products influences how much water is used, we can make choices by buying products which require less water in their production

Water shortage

Water shortage in India

Water shortage occurs when there is insufficient water supply to meet the demand for water.

Download Google Earth and click on this file

https://mw1.google.com/mw-earth-vectordb/outreach/cop16tours/kofiannan/global_water_resources.kmz

to find out about global water resource - areas which are facing water shortage.

You can also download the file attached.