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World faces worsening water crisis, UN report finds as global conference begins

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Billions of people will face water shortages in the coming decades as climate change, population growth and changing agricultural practices strain water supplies like never before, the UN warned on Wednesday.

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Times of India

26% of world lacks clean drinking water, 46% sanitation: UN

Rest of World News: According to the report, water use has been increasing globally by roughly 1% per year over the last 40 years “and is expected to grow at a similar ra

1 year ago·India

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BBC News

UN warns against 'vampiric' global water use

A new report warning of "endemic" water scarcity is released ahead of a three-day water summit.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

UN Report Warns 'Vampiric' Water Use Leading to 'Imminent' Global Crisis

Humanity's "lifeblood" -- water -- is increasingly at risk around the world due to "vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment," the UN warned in a report, published hours ahead of a major summit on the issue was set to begin Wednesday.

1 year ago·India

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The Hindu

26% of world lacks clean drinking water, 46% do not have access to sanitation: U.N. report

A new report by the United Nations said 10% of the global population lives in countries with high or critical water scarcity. While 26% of world lacks clean drinking water, 46% do not have access to sanitation.

1 year ago·India

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CTV News

26 per cent of world lacks clean drinking water, 46 per cent sanitation: UN report

A new report launched Tuesday on the eve of the first major UN conference on water in over 45 years says 26 per cent of the world's population doesn't have access to safe drinking water and 46 per cent lack access to basic sanitation.

1 year ago·Canada

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Reuters

UN warns 'vampiric overconsumption' is draining world's water

The United Nations used its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday to exhort governments to better manage one of humanity's shared resources.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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