This includes ‘hidden’ water scarcity: when, for example, households have their drinking water supplies cut off. The causes are various, for example poor sanitation systems, the creeping liberalisation of public services, the use of pesticides and artificial fertilisers, and intensive livestock farming.
Dit heeft verschillende oorzaken, o.a. slechte riolering, de sluipende liberalisering van publieke diensten, gebruik van pesticiden, kunstmest en de intensieve veehouderij.