US EditionNew report uncovers dramatic surge in unexpected type of violence around the world: 'There needs to be a greater recognition'
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World enters era of ‘global water bankruptcy’, UN report warns – The Mail & Guardian
The world has entered a dangerous new era of “global water bankruptcy” — one in which rivers, aquifers, glaciers and wetlands have been damaged and depleted beyond realistic recovery, a major new report from the United Nations University has warned. The report released by the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) argues that the familiar terms “water stress” and “water crisis” are inadequate as they no longer cap…
New report uncovers dramatic surge in unexpected type of violence around the world: 'There needs to be a greater recognition'
Dwindling supplies and shaky sharing agreements are creating a rise in water-related violence, according to the Guardian. What's happening? A recent study by the Pacific Institute showed that conflicts over water have risen by 78% since 2022. It stated 61% of the examined incidents included direct attacks on water infrastructure, while 34% were spurred by water access disputes. Another 5% of them included the weaponization of water in war. The…
* This work was originally published in Footer that is part of Territorial Media Alliance. Here you can consult its publication. A UN report alerts that the world has reached a point of no return in the water crisis, an irreversible "water bankrota". Mexico is among the countries with the greatest insolvency, where the overexploitation of aquifers and pollution have led to the collapse of entire regions, literally sinking their future Text: Andr…
UN WARNS OF GLOBAL WATER BANKRUPTCY AMID SEVERE SHORTAGES
Mon 26 January 2026: A new United Nations (UN) report warns that the world has entered an irreversible “global water bankruptcy era.” Regions across the globe are facing severe water challenges. Kabul is on track to become the first modern city to completely run out of water. Mexico City is sinking about 50 centimeters per year due to over-extraction […]
Conagua figures show that 20 of the country’s 32 entities have had reductions. Arturo Rojas Mexico and the world are facing a structural water crisis that can no longer be explained solely as water stress or drought, but as a scenario of “water pollution,” warned the Institute of Water, Environment and Health of the United Nations University (UNU-INWEH), while national data confirm a sustained decrease in rainfall in much of the country over the…
‘No country is immune from water bankruptcy’
A new UN University report argues the world is not facing a temporary water crisis but a chronic state of “water bankruptcy” – a systemic overuse of water resources that demands deep cuts in consumption, equity and long-term adaptation.
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