Mapped: The Countries that Will Face the Biggest Water Shortages by 2040

Many countries around the world will face severe water shortages by 2040, according to a new report by the World Resource Institute.

As climate change takes hold around the world, water will become even more scarce in dry areas - while wet areas become even wetter.

The report's authors found 33 countries that would face "extremely high water stress" by 2040.

14 of these were in the Middle East - nine of which had a maximum score of five.  These were Bahrain, Kuwait, Palestine, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Lebanon.

These countries, it says, are among the least water-secure in the world.  They mainly rely on groundwater and desalinated seawater - while Saudi Arabia is planning on surviving almost entirely on imported wheat by 2016, due to fears over its water supply.

Others countries most likely to face "severe and continuous water shortages" by 2040 include Spain and Chile.

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