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CNN — The world is facing a looming global water crisis that threatens to “spiral out of control” as increased demand for water and the intensifying impacts of the climate crisis put huge...
CNN — Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a growing water disaster that will wreak havoc on economies, food production and lives,...
Water scarcity limits access to safe water for drinking and for practising basic hygiene at home, in schools and in health-care facilities. When water is scarce, sewage systems can fail and the threat of contracting diseases like cholera surges. Scarce water also becomes more expensive.
Water stress costs lives, threatens food security and causes energy outages. The report suggests various measures to prevent water stress spilling into a water crisis.
The world’s precious water resources are “in deep trouble” and leaders are meeting at UN Headquarters this week to address what has become a multifaceted global crisis, before it is too late.
From Not Enough to Too Much, the World’s Water Crisis Explained. Many more cities than Cape Town face an uncertain future over water. But there are emerging solutions.