Food crisis in the water shortage 1999.08.15

The Worldwatch Institute announced a report that a rapidly advancing water shortage could significantly reduce food production and could lead to frequent conflicts of famine and water disputes in developing countries. About two-thirds of the world's water demand is used for irrigation, and 40% of the food is produced, but to produce food that will cover the growing world population, irrigation water will be needed to meet the new flow of 24 Nile rivers by 2025.