Acute water shortage to hit Botswana - report

The World Economic Forum 2012 report, has identified water, food and energy as one of the world's greatest threats, behind global market upheavals and the illegal economy such as corruption and drug trafficking to mention but a few. A global water shortage in the near future is a likely prospect, the report says.

If predictions are correct, Botswana will likely be among the first nations to feel the water crunch. Botswana society says. "With no perennial rivers under its full control, a drought-prone environment, and dam evaporation rates accelerating with global warming, Botswana has perilously few water resources to meet ordinary demand and support economic growth," a press release from Botswana Society says.