- More than 5 billion people could suffer water shortages by 2050 due to climate change, increased demand and polluted supplies, UN report warns. Conflict and civilisational threats likely unless action is taken to reduce the stress on rivers, lakes, aquifers, wetlands and reservoirs. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/19/water-shortages-could-affect-5bn-people-by-2050-un-report-warns 278 comments worldnews
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