美国国家环境总署和世界银行开始拨款并着手调查干旱地区的地下水资源，以开发合适的开采技术。
The United Nations Environment Programme and the World Bank have funded attempts to survey the groundwater resources of arid lands and to develop appropriate extraction techniques.
水荒在干旱地区的威胁日益严重，全球43个国家约7亿人面临水源紧张问题。
Water scarcity had become more of a threat in arid regions, and about 700m people in 43 countries were facing water shortages.
修补漏水以及在贫困的国家更好的灌溉庄稼能帮助减少多达70%的消耗量，在干旱地区种植需水量少的庄稼同样可以减少水的消耗。
Repairing leaks and better irrigation in poor countries could help reduce wastage by up to 70%, as could switching to less thirsty crops in arid regions.
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