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# Is the World Looming on a Water Crisis?
- URL: https://ivn.us/is-the-world-looming-on-a-water-crisis-2/
- Published: 2012-11-16T17:10:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:36:08.000Z
- Author: Lucas Eaves
- Tags: News

The United States and Mexico are expected to sign a [water sharing agreement](https://ivn.us/san-diego/2012/11/14/us-and-mexico-nearing-colorado-river-water-treaty-agreement/) regarding the Colorado River. The agreement took seven years to negotiate. But in many cases trans-boundary waterways lead to disputes, more precisely 1831 disputes between 1950 and 2000.

The Earth is covered at 70% by water, but only 2.5% is freshwater. Of this 2.5%, 70% is made of ice, 29% is underground leaving only 1% of freshwater readily available. This explains why the control over the major trans-boundary rivers often leads to disputes. Currently the major water related disputes are located in Asia between India and Pakistan, India and China and the countries neighboring the Aral Sea; in the Middle East for the control of the Tiger and Euphrates and Africa for the Nile.

Discover the following infographic, created by [Maps Of World](http://www.mapsofworld.com/poll/is-the-global-water-crisis-real-infographic.html?ref=ivn.us), which gives a very detail overview of the water resources around the world, the evolution on the needs, and where the next water crisis will be. Credit: Maps of the World

[![ Water Crisis](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/water-crisis.jpg)](https://ivn.us/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/water-crisis.jpg)