NEW YORK, March 20 — With water scarce in some places, in excess elsewhere, polluted or otherwise problematic, the United Nations addresses this week a global crisis that has...
NEW YORK, March 20 — With water scarce in some places, in excess elsewhere, polluted or otherwise problematic, the United Nations addresses this week a global crisis that has been long overlooked even as the welfare of billions of people is at stake.
“We take too much water from our ground. We pollute the water that is left and there is now so much water in the air that it is impacting our environment, our economies, our communities, through climate change,” he added. These circumstances are a far cry from the sustainable development goals set by the UN in 2015; one was to “ensure access to water and sanitation for all by 2030.
“The Water Summit must result in a bold Water Action Agenda that gives our world’s lifeblood the commitment it deserves,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
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