what country is facing the most severe water scarcity?

Answer 1

This is difficult to answer, and as the answers have demonstrated the perception of scarcity is relative to how much water is needed in those areas.

The area on earth that has the most severe water scarcity is the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile. It is considered the driest place on earth and it gets less than one inch of rainfall every ten years. Even the northern coast of Chile is so arid that cacti grow right along the sea coast and most vegetation dies out completely beyond about one kilometer away from the coast. The area is barren rock and dirt. Some communities there have built large aerially suspended 'nets' to collect fog and as it condenses it is collected and used. Here is information about the climate of the Atacama:
http://www.musc.edu/cando/geocam/atacama/atacama.html

Probably the region of the world that is currently facing the the most severe CHANGE in water scarcity is the Sahel, which is the southern border region of the Sahara (Sahara is the arabic word for desert). The Sahel includes the southern parts of Senegal, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia.

That area is undergoing a change in rainfall patterns that is related to both long term climate change brought about by the earth's orbital cycles, and changes in the variability of the African Monsoon. The area does support vegetation, but early observations concluded that the area was being overgrazed and deforested, changing the climate. A study by Prince et al in 1998 used vegetation measurements from satellites to calculate rainfall efficiency, and found that regional drought recovery was not consistent with the idea of land degradation. It is now believed by many workers that the land changes in the Sahel in recent decades are driven by natural response of the semi-arid ecosystem to climate variability. Regardless of the cause, this region is experiencing new shortages of rainfall and the political turmoil that is taking place there may be based on this shortage.

Here is some reference material on the Sahel:
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/~e118/thesis/thesis.html
To see a map of the Sahel go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahel

Answer 2

If one needs to stumble on area, water being as dense because it really is, is a few thing you opt for to have on the top of the voyage so that you do not could tote alongside water for the best deal of holiday to the vacation spot, stay time on the vacation spot and the go back living house. As for water on the earth- it really is the end results of politics. Refine a opposite Osmosis equipment that makes use of the water completely, and also you'd be an exceedingly wealthy guy.

Answer 3

Turkey and any other country which borders on the Euphrates River including Iraq, Syria and Armenia.

Turkey has armed soldiers patrolling the river to ensure a water supply for its citizens (and not for the Kurds).

The US may also face water shortages as underground aquifers dry up and other supplies become contaminated.

Africa always has a persistent water shortage.

Answer 4

I can say Chennai in India. I have designed several simple yet useful system for rain water harvesting. Water board have appreciated but not implemented those schemes. Most of the rain water get mixed with sewage water and sea water.

Answer 5

I would think it is Chad http://forests.org/archive/africa/drcutcha.htm

Answer 6

Africa