According to the United Nations Educational, scientific and cultural organization, the water crisis in Africa has resulted in 6000 deaths each year, about 300 million African population due to lack of water and live a poor life. In the next 20 years, at least 500 million people will live in a difficult situation because of lack of water. This will further lead to their lack of water for irrigation of crops, so that agricultural production will continue to reduce. Experts believe that the next 23 years, due to the lack of enough water, food production in Africa will be reduced by 23%. And some experts think, natural water resources in Africa does not lack, but poor African didn't manage these valuable water resources, so that the situation of water resources crisis is becoming more and more serious. Africa is currently 1/3 of the population lack of drinking water, while nearly half of Africans because of drinking unclean water and stained glass analysts believe that if the current lack of drinking water status was not improved, then in 2010 at least 17 African countries will be seriously short of water, and water resources are also likely to become a dispute or conflict between some African countries fuse.
According to statistics, in order to solve the problem of shortage of water resources in Africa's population, the annual need to invest $20 billion. At present, some African countries, water supply investment accounted for only 1% of the budget. Experts pointed out that the water shortage will be a potential factor leading to social conflicts and political conflict, water supply difficulties will be the economic development of the African people and the health of life brings a huge crisis.?