It’s not often you hear the word “vampiric” coming out of a UN secretary-general’s mouth...
in New York that countries “are draining humanity’s lifeblood through vampiric overconsumption and unsustainable use” of water. Lengthy droughts are also wreaking havoc.
Economic water scarcity — when there is enough water but it remains inaccessible due to a lack of infrastructure — is an issue “where governments fail to provide safe access, such as in the middle of Africa, where water flows,” said Richard Connor, the report’s editor-in-chief. Physical scarcity — when people require more water than is available — is worst in desert areas, such as in northern India and the Middle East.
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