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Economic water scarcity occurs when________.
- There is depletion in ground water resources
- There is no rain
- There is drought
- Adequate water resources are mismanaged
Hint:
Wrong use of available water.
The correct answer is: Adequate water resources are mismanaged
- Economic water scarcity occurs when adequate water resources are mismanaged.
- Economic water scarcity is caused by a lack of-
- Investment in infrastructure or technology to draw water from rivers, aquifers, or other water sources, or insufficient human capacity to satisfy the demand for water.
- So, the correct option is d.
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