UN Report Urges Water Partnerships to Avert Global Crisis WorldWaterDay: Africa
, and it is essential to act together to share it equitably and manage it sustainably."
Globally, two billion people do not have safe drinking water and 3.6 billion lack access to safely managed sanitation, the report found.projected to potentially double from 930 million in 2016 to between 1.7 and 2.4 billion people, in 2050The rising incidence of extreme and prolonged droughts is also stressing ecosystems, with dire consequences for both plant and animal species, the report said.
goals hinges on enhancing positive, meaningful cooperation among water, sanitation, and broader development communities.pandemic saw partnerships form among health and wastewater authorities, who were together able to track the disease and provide critical real-time data, he said.. By investing in agricultural communities upstream, farmers can benefit in ways that help the downstream cities they feed, he said.
Johannes Cullmann, special scientific advisor to the president of the World Meteorological Organization (
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