U.N. News: U.N.-World Bank panel calls for ‘fundamental shift’ in water management
“…Making Every Drop Count: An Agenda for Water Action, released by a panel of 11 heads of state and a special adviser, calls for a fundamental shift in the way the world manages water so that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 6 on ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, can be achieved. According to the report, 40 percent of the world’s people are being affected by water scarcity. If not addressed, as many as 700 million could be displaced by 2030 in search for water…” (3/14).