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Water is our most essential and basic requirement. Although water has been successfully harnessed for energy, irrigation and industry, we are increasingly paying a high cost for it as people in poorer countries die from lack of a fresh, regular supply. Worldwide water shortages will begin to threaten food production in many countries too. By 2025 the amount of water needed for food production around the world will rise by 50%, due to population growth and higher standards of living. Poorer countries will face having to choose between using water for crop irrigation or domestic and industrial u