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1. Shortage in potable water availability below limits of hygiene and internationally recommended standards will be reached.
2. Worsening crisis of water scarcity will adversely affect economic growth, and subsequently constrains the investment needed to improve water availability, access to water and adequate sanitation.
3. Decrease in food security and increased dependence on food trade.
4. Increased risk of friction and social tensions between countries / regions that have limited water availability and depend on shared water - as is already the case along the rivers Euphrates Jordan and others.
5. Additional Depletion of groundwater, resulting in dry-up of aquifers and deterioration of its quality and subsequent negative environmental and socioeconomic impacts.
6. Deterioration of service level in water utility and reduced customer satisfaction
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