18.10.2024 15:21
It is predicted that water scarcity will increasingly rise due to years of misguided water policies and the lack of awareness regarding the value of water worldwide, leading to serious consequences for human security. The global water cycle has "lost its balance for the first time in human history."
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According to a report by The Hill newspaper, a report related to the global water cycle has been published by the "International Global Water Economy Commission," which is affiliated with the Dutch government and supported by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
"FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HUMAN HISTORY"
The report indicates that the world's water cycle has "for the first time in human history" lost its balance, attributing this imbalance to "decades of collective mismanagement and the failure to recognize the value of water."
"A THOUSAND CHILDREN DIE EVERY DAY"
The report highlights that every day, 1,000 children under the age of 5 die due to diseases related to unsafe water and sanitation, stating, "We can no longer rely on the availability of freshwater for our common future." It also emphasizes that freshwater is depleting in food systems and that cities are sinking as the aquifers beneath them dry up.
IT WILL AFFECT ALL COUNTRIES NEGATIVELY
The report explains that more than half of the world's food production occurs in regions where water resources are expected to decline, noting that the current situation could become even more dire. It also points out that if current practices do not change, "serious" economic impacts are anticipated, indicating that the effects of these problems and rising temperatures caused by climate change could reduce the gross domestic product ratios of high-income countries by an average of 8% and low-income countries by 10 to 15% by 2050. The water cycle, which is the movement of water on the Earth's surface and in the atmosphere, includes processes such as evaporation and precipitation.
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