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A resident from Zandspruit carries a bucket of water collected from one of the few communal water taps available to the thousands of people living in the Zandspruit informal settlement on March 11, 2015 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Without reforms, the world will be plunged into a water crisis that could be crippling for hot, dry countries, the United Nations warned on March 20, 2015. In an annual report, the UN said abuse of water was now so great that on current trends, the world will face a 40-percent "global water deficit" by 2030 -- the gap between demand for water and replenishment of it. AFP PHOTO / MUJAHID SAFODIEN (Photo by MUJAHID SAFODIEN / AFP) (Photo by MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP via Getty Images)