Water shortage: Global problem

The report from the World Nature Conservation Fund (WWF) warns that rich countries are facing increasing water shortages. The report said that climate change and poor resource management have led to water shortages even in the most developed countries.

The report calls for water conservation on a global scale as well as calling on rich countries to set an example by repairing long-term water supply and drainage systems and solving pollution.

The report was released in Geneva just before the annual global meeting is called the "World Water Week".

WWF stated that economic wealth does not mean that there is a lot of water.

The WWF report revealed that some of the richest cities in the world, such as the city of Houston (USA) or Sydney (Australia), are using more water than the water supply used. (The amount of water supplied to compensate for the water used.)

WWF said London's water leaks from perennial pipelines cost an amount of water equivalent to 300 Olympic pools every day.

Meanwhile, southern Europe is becoming drought due to weather changes and glaciers in the north of the Alps - an important source of water - are gradually depleted.

Implications.

Cuba's shortage of water makes 40% of agricultural land drought (Photo: msn) But more than what is mentioned above is that rich countries continue to use up the water resources of developing countries in the world. , the report said.

The production of clothes, fruits, vegetables and even jewelry, all need water. And the need for cheap products has often encouraged the wasteful use of scarce water resources.

WWF also called on rich countries to encourage more international cooperation on water because this is a factor that cannot be implemented separately.

And while money may not be a shelter against climate change, at least it can be used to invest in remodeling existing freshwater supply systems.

The report said the world is facing a problem of losing fresh water.