Averting conflict over water
In an increasingly water-stressed world, shared water resources are becoming an instrument of power, fostering competition within and between nations and exacerbating impacts on ecosystems.
The Budapest Water Summit, which takes place this week, is the latest initiative to search for ways to mitigate the pressing challenges. Consider some sobering facts:
• Bottled water at the grocery store is already more expensive than crude oil on the spot market.
• More people today own or use a mobile phone than have access to water-sanitation services.
• Unclean water is the greatest killer on the globe, yet a fifth of humankind still lacks easy access to potable water.… Seguir leyendo »