Landmark report urges overhaul of wasteful water practices around world on eve of crucial UN summit
Many of the ways in which water is used are inefficient and in need of change, with Rockstrom pointing to. “It’s quite remarkable that we use safe, fresh water to carry excreta, urine, nitrogen, phosphorus – and then need to have inefficient wastewater treatment plants that leak 30% of all the nutrients into downstream aquatic ecosystems and destroy them and cause dead zones. We’re really cheating ourselves in terms of this linear, waterborne modern system of dealing with waste.
Ensure safe and adequate water for every vulnerable group, and work with industry to scale up investment in water
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