UN warns of ‘imminent’ global water crisis
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(Worthy News) – Billions of people experience water-related issues on a daily basis, from contaminated drinking water to droughts and floods, with a UN report warning Wednesday that the risk of a global crisis was “imminent.”
Humanity’s “lifeblood” – water – is increasingly at risk around the world due to “vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment,” the United Nations urged hours ahead of a major summit on water resources.
The world is “blindly traveling a dangerous path” as “unsustainable water use, pollution, and unchecked global warming are draining humanity’s lifeblood,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in the report. [ Source (Read More…) ]
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