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ROME (Thomson
Reuters Foundation) - Global demand for fresh water is set to outstrip
supply as a result of population growth by the middle of this century if
current levels of consumption continue, a study said.
Fears of water shortages could intensify although this is
not the first time in history that demand is poised to outpace supply,
Tony Parolari, the study's lead author, said on Wednesday.
"Global water consumption per capita has been declining
since 1980 which means efficiency is increasing," Parolari, a researcher
at Duke University, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
"But if population growth trends continue, water use will have to decline more substantially."
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