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Author: WandererAccording to UNESCO statistics, the water crisis in Africa resulted in 6,000 deaths each year, about 300 million of Africa’s population live in poverty because of lack of water and life.

In the next 20 years, at least 5 million people in Africa will be living in water scarcity dilemma. This will further lead to their crops due to lack of water for irrigation, the agricultural production will continue to decrease. Experts believe that the next 23 years, due to lack of adequate water, food production in Africa will be reduced by 23%. But some experts believe that Africa is not short of natural water resources, but poverty in Africa is not to manage these valuable water resources, so that the situation is becoming increasingly serious water crisis. Africa is currently one third of the population lacks drinking water, nearly half of Africans without clean drinking water due to illness, analysts believe that the lack of drinking water if the current situation did not improve, then at least 17 by 2010 African countries will be severe water shortages, and water issues are also likely to be some African countries, disputes or conflicts between the fuse.

According to statistics, the population of Africa to solve water shortage problems, need to invest 20 billion U.S. dollars annually. At present, investment in water supply in some African countries accounted for only 1% of the budget. Experts point out that water shortages will lead to social conflicts and the potential for political conflict, water supply difficulties will be the economic development of the African people and life a huge health crisis.