The world is facing an #imminent #WaterCrisis w/ demand expected to outstrip the supply of #FreshWater by 40% by the end of this decade, experts have said at crucial #UN #water summit.
#Governments must urgently #stop #subsidising the #extraction & #overuse of #water through misdirected agricultural subsidies & #industries from #mining to #manufacturing must be made to #overhaul their #wasteful practices, according to a #LandmarkReport on the #economics of water.

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/17/global-fresh-water-demand-outstrip-supply-by-2030

Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, say experts

Landmark report urges overhaul of wasteful water practices around world on eve of crucial UN summit

The Guardian