Although the earth has 35 million cubic kilometers of freshwater, it is unevenly distributed across the planet or is located in areas that are expensive to tap or access: 70% is trapped in the form of ice or snow, or deep underground. The remaining 11 million cubic kilometers of readily available freshwater reserves are under increasing stress - human freshwater usage has tripled in the past 50 years alone. Today, there are roughly 700 million people across 43 countries living in regions with severe water scarcity.
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