A growing shortage of clean water across the globe may lead to conflict and war, and endanger economic development, the United Nations warned Thursday.
Climate change, a growing population and an increased demand for water from agriculture and industry are combining with insufficient investment in wastewater treatment to threaten economic development, pitting communities and interests against one another as they vie for scarce resources, the United Nations said in a report.
The World Water Development Report was released before an international meeting of representatives of governments, nongovernmental groups, water-related industries and financiers. Participants at the meeting, which is scheduled to run from Monday to March 22 in Istanbul, Turkey, are to discuss how to cope with the growing shortage of clean water.
In Africa alone by 2020, 75 million to 250 million people may lack the water they need, the United Nations said.
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