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"Water will be more important than oil this century," says the former UN Secretary General. it is true ,billion of people around the globe have no access to clean drinking water.The world cannot increase its supply of fresh water: all it can do is change the way it uses it.
any suggestion how we can overcome this crisis

simple more research=more effective and (hopefully) cheaper ways to desalinate mass amounts of sea water

I thought the problem wasn't the research, it's just that it costs so much money to turn salt water into suitable drinking water...but perhaps someone could clarify.

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Originally posted by clpo13:
Indeed, the amount of fresh water available for human consumption is incredibly small, but as crzy said, desalination allows the oceans themselves to be turned into suitable drinking water. And with over a billion cubic kilometers of water in the oceans, there's no way we can run out.

Getting that water to people in Central China might be a problem....
There's going to be huge water crisis in Asia in the coming years, and desalinization probably won't pick up the slack. Here in North America, we're fine. But they're going to have huge problems.

Africa and Asia are likely to have another 2 or 3 billion people in the coming decades, and thier water reserves are already stressed. Contribute to that increased food needs and rising qualities of life, and you have a recipe for disaster.

Indeed, the amount of fresh water available for human consumption is incredibly small, but as crzy said, desalination allows the oceans themselves to be turned into suitable drinking water. And with over a billion cubic kilometers of water in the oceans, there's no way we can run out.

Desalination.
More research needs to be put forth to make it more economical, but the world is not going to run out of water.