Global Freshwater Supplies in the Balance
LONDON – While the world’s attention has been on the US election, the rising number of extreme weather events – from disastrous flooding in Spain to southern Africa’s worst drought in a century – highlights the need to remain focused on climate change, biodiversity loss, and a changing water cycle.
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Nouriel Roubini rejects the widespread view that the conflict will be contained after the latest exchange of attacks.These crises are related, and the symptoms are getting worse. When drought kills crops, millions of people suffer; and when water extremes (too much or too little) hit vulnerable societies, the resulting displacements, migration, and conflicts can affect everyone.
Yet no one is listening. The recent COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, received little international attention, and failed to produce a roadmap to ramp up funding for species protection. Instead, delegates merely celebrated their decision to charge private........
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