The United Nations held its first water conference in decades, focusing on crises and solutions. The U.N. chief said 'water is in deep trouble' globally.
“The pace and the scale at which things are happening are unprecedented,” said Jay Famiglietti, a water scientist and professor at Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability. In regions around the world where groundwater is being heavily pumped and depleted, Famiglietti said, improving management will be crucial for continued food production and preserving aquifers for the future.Excessive groundwater pumping has long been depleting aquifers in California’s Central Valley.
Because companies — and in particular the food industry — account for a large share of water use, Famiglietti said, they also have key roles to play. He said the discussions at the U.N. conference showed that “corporate water stewardship has emerged as a key priority at the C-suite and board levels.”
Ovink said that “institutionalizing water security is going to be of critical importance for the world,” and that the commitments by countries, companies and organizations will propel actions toward a “water-secure future.” Many at the conference spoke of a need to work with nature to manage water, including by restoring healthy ecosystems in floodplains, wetlands and forests.
“In Australia Indigenous people have coexisted on the driest inhabited continent on the planet in a symbiotic manner,” Duncan said.
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