Global Water Worries Worsening
August 8, 2019
Seventeen countries, home to one-quarter of the world’s population, face extremely high levels of water stress, meaning their water consumption approaches their supply on average every year, and the risks are likely to increase with population and economic growth and a changing climate, according to a new report. Such water shortages can be the source of social conflicts, a scholar of global environmental governance has noted in Issues, but he added that with safeguards, including informed government policies and management decisions, the dangers can be defused.