TNPSC Thervupettagam

UN Water Development Report 2023

March 29 , 2023 478 days 458 0
  • On the eve of World Water Day, UN World Water Development Report 2023 was released.
  • India is expected to be the most severely affected country by water scarcity by 2050.
  • About 80% of the people living under water pressure are in Asia, especially northeast China, India and Pakistan.
  • 26 per cent of the world's population do not have access to safe drinking water
  • And 46 per cent lack access to basic sanitation.
  • On average, “10% of the global population lives in countries with high or critical water stress”.
  • Up to 3.5 billion people live under conditions of water stress at least one month a year.
  • Globally, 80% of wastewater is released to the environment without any treatment.

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