A lack of safe drinking water has always presented a big problem in African countries. It is because of the underdevelopment factor or a lack of finances and infrastructure from governments, as well as education amongst people, which have led to some of the worst water scarce conditions in Africa yet.

Water scarcity is a major problem, which affects over 1.1 billion individuals globally every day. One in every six people lack access to safe drinkable water and according to some of the biggest water organizations in the world, such as UNICEF and the World Health Organization, it continues to get worse.

Safe drinking water can be defined as water with a microbial, chemical, as well as physical characteristics, that matches the World Health Organization’s health and safety standards.

Studies conducted have proven that every person requires 1,700 cubic meters of water, which the availability in Africa, turns out to currently only match 1,000 per person now. Anything below 500 cubic meters, will result in, what the World Health Organization refers to as “absolute scarcity”.If the water situation is not improved in Africa, it will most likely be the case.

“Africa is an epidemic on its own”.

There is a lot of truth in this statement and if we think about the word “quality”, Africa has always been left at the bottom of the food chain, or the one country that the rest of the world tends to forget about. Whatever occurs in Africa, most countries seem to sweep under the rug, like something they could easily just look passed.

Back in 2006, one-third of all individuals living in Africa have already suffered from water scarcity, with Sub-Sahara being the country who had the most individuals that experienced water-stress, then any other on the planet.

Looking at a number of 800 million people living in Africa, there is approximately 300 million who are suffering from water scarcity or are living in a water-stressed environment.

It is estimated that 75 to 250 million people, in Africa, will be living in areas of high water stress by the year 2030. Conditions in these regions will thus become unlivable.

One thing’s for certain.

Unless something is done, Africa’s future will slowly, and eventually, become non-existent as we know it.

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