Navigating the global waterscape, its challenges
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Navigating the global waterscape, its challenges

The Hindu  

The global challenge for securing access to clean water persists for about two billion people and its demand keeps rising. Under the ‘World Water Assessment Programme’, UNESCO led the development of the 2024 edition of the flagship United Nations World Water Development Report, “Water for Prosperity and Peace” as a part of UN Water. This year’s report also highlights a general shortage of water quality data globally and points more specifically to a prominent urban-rural divide, finding that “four out of five people lacking at least basic drinking water services live in rural areas”. To solve these problems, the world needs a sophisticated form of cross-border water governance, promoting effective and equitable water allocation among nations that share water resources. Of these 153 countries, just 24 have managed to reach a 100% cooperation agreement on their shared waters, as per a 2021 UNESCO progress report on Sustainable Development Goal indicator 6.5.2 titled “Progress on transboundary water cooperation.” Since time immemorial, we have of course made significant progress in fostering peace; however, if freshwater runs scarce, it threatens our collective well-being and peace.

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