Collocations for shortage - noun

acute, chronic, critical, desperate, dire, serious, severe
the current acute shortage of teachers

growing, increasing
future, impending, looming
a looming housing shortage in the city

general
national, nationwide, world
the world shortage of coffee

current
wartime
supply
cash, electricity, energy, food, fuel, gas, gasoline (AmE), housing, oil, petrol (BrE), power, water
labour/labor, manpower, nursing, personnel (esp. AmE), skill, skills, staff, staffing, teacher

cause, create, lead to, result in
be affected by, be hampered by, experience, face, have, suffer, suffer from
Industry is facing a serious skills shortage.

alleviate, ease
The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water shortage.

address, deal with, fill, meet, overcome, solve, tackle
exacerbate
The energy shortages were exacerbated by the severe winter.

occur
cause sth, lead to sth
A shortage of resources has led to a cutback.

because of a/the shortage, due to a/the shortage
Lives are being put at risk because of staff shortages.

shortage in
Their economy continued to suffer shortages in raw materials.

shortage of
a shortage of organ donors