Action needed to avoid world water crisis, U.N. says

[Barrett808]

Action needed to avoid world water crisis, U.N. says
By Patrick Worsnip

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The world needs to act urgently to avoid a global water crisis due to increased population, rising living standards, dietary changes and more biofuels production, the United Nations warned on Thursday.

By 2030, nearly half of the world's people will be living in areas of acute water shortage, said a report jointly produced by more than two dozen U.N. bodies and issued ahead of a major conference on water to be held in Istanbul next week.

The report, "Water in a Changing World," made "clear that urgent action is needed if we are to avoid a global water crisis," said a foreword by Koichiro Matsuura, head of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

"Despite the vital importance of water to all aspects of human life, the sector has been plagued by a chronic lack of political support, poor governance and underinvestment."

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[tom_paine]

1. Oh, the Global Aristocratic Elite, led by the Bush Cabal, ARE doing something.

They have crashed the economy of the world, tranferring trillions of dollars of the world's wealth to their own bank accounts.

They have instituted a police state that is STILL, at this moment, ready to activate at the touch of a button.

The world, as we all know, will very likely, suffer a massive drop in population in the next century.

The Global Aristocratic Elite are making sure that they have nice homes and plenty of serfs while the rest of us are outside playing Mad Max.

[pscot]

2. I know. I know.

Let's privatize the water supply. When T. Boone Pickens and the Koch brothers control the world's water, the market will assure cheap and plentiful water for everyone. Of course, they'll need to confiscate your rain barrel.

[excess_3]

3. the US should stop exporting corn

exporting corn causes many problems,
including high fuel prices at home

exporting corn makes the world's water-problem worse