UN warns of irreversible global 'water bankruptcy'

River Ewaso Ng'iro which had gone completely dry for six months flows back to life on the 2nd day of the 2023 Edition of the Camel Caravan [Jayne Rose Gacheri,  Standard]

The United Nations (UN) has warned of an unfolding and potentially irreversible global “water bankruptcy” with severe consequences.

In a report released last week at the UN headquarters in New York, the global body described the situation as severe to an extent that terms like “water crisis” or “water stressed” can not capture the magnitude of the situation and appealed to world leaders to take measures against the escalating consequences of climate change and other human activities that are degrading or destroying sources of water.