The Earth suffers from a mostly imperceptible, historically late, and rapidly increasing water scarcity problem (Brown 2008, 16). It has caused a lot of problems for people all over the world. As Kasperson (1995) states, in the early 1990s one of the most severe areas on earth was the Aral Sea basin, named by the International Geographical Union. This global catastrophe is also known as the “quiet Chernobyl,” since it is a silent disaster that has developed unhurriedly, almost imperceptibly, in recent times (Glantz and Zonn 1991). Ellis (1990) states that “In recent years the attention and interest of governments, environmental and development organizations, the lay public and the media around the world have been stifled by the scarcity of the Aral Sea.” The main factor of this catastrophe is man, the consequences of the ineffective use of water are: pollution, poverty, erosion, climate change, diseases, desertification. Not only is the natural habitat endangered by decreasing water supplies, but also the reserves of nutrition and vitality and even the state and balance of the world (Brown 2008, 16). Hadhazy (2008) argues that there is a high probability that this fluid resource will continue to be mismanaged until water scarcity directly affects most of us and it does not matter whether it is the ineffective flooding of agricultural meadows or of the dampening of our cars. every weekend, one thing is clear: humans will continue to discover numerous ways to waste water. The specific objective of this document is to define the problems caused by water scarcity and find appropriate solutions to avoid future crises. Water scarcity causes many problems such as: climate change, economic crisis and serious health diseases both regionally and globally. ..... middle of paper ......-29.Hadhazy A. 2008. Top 10 Water Wasters: From Washing Dishes to Watering the Desert. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=top-10-water-wasters&page=1 (accessed July 23, 2008) Kasperson, J et al. 1995. Regions at Risk: Comparisons of Threatened Environments. Tokyo: UNU Press.Molden, D. 2010.Solution for the world's water problems. BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7881382.stm (accessed 9 September 2010) Okda A. 2001. Aral Sea. http://nailaokda.8m.com/ (accessed 6 December 2001) Rogers P. (2008) Facing the freshwater crisis. As demand for fresh water soars, planetary supplies are becoming unpredictable. Existing technologies could avert a global water crisis, but they need to be implemented soon. Scientific American http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=facing-the-freshwater-crisis (accessed July 23, 2008)