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Mar 22, 2023 · Between two and three billion people worldwide experience water shortages. These shortages will worsen in the coming decades, especially in cities, if international cooperation in this area is not boosted, warn UNESCO and UN-Water in the latest edition of the UN World Water Development Report.
Half of the world’s population could be living in areas facing water scarcity by as early as 2025. Some 700 million people could be displaced by intense water scarcity by 2030. By 2040, roughly 1 in 4 children worldwide will be living in areas of extremely high water stress.
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Mar 22, 2023 · 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...
Mar 21, 2018 · The top five countries that contribute to humanity’s total water footprint appear below—along with South Africa, where the city of Cape Town is facing a crisis-level water shortage. WORLDWIDE ...
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Mar 21, 2023 · nature. news explainer. NEWS EXPLAINER. 21 March 2023. Correction 22 March 2023. The world faces a water crisis — 4 powerful charts show how. Hundreds of millions of people lack access to safe...
Mar 22, 2023 · A global crisis. The UN chief noted that nearly three out of four natural disasters are linked to water, and a quarter of the planet lives without safely managed water services or clean...
