The 2022 Water Resources Development document noted that the 1 percent annual growth rate in use of the precious water and its scarcity due to climate change will increase reliance on subterranean currents, which make up 99 percent of the planet’s water
Groundwater can bring social, economic and environmental benefits to societies such as: B. Adaptation to climate change, as it accounts for half of the volume withdrawn globally for domestic use and about 25 percent for irrigation, to irrigate 38 percent of the entire land.
Despite its importance and potential, this natural resource is underunderstood and underestimated, polluted, mismanaged and overexploited, with irreversible consequences, said UNESCO DirectorGeneral Audrey Azoulay.
He warned that these bad practices are having a devastating impact, urging governments to stop ignoring the enormous potential of these waters in the face of what could lie ahead, and to develop strategies to manage them sustainably to protect themselves to face crises today and in the future.
Azoulay explained that in order to meet the basic needs of an evergrowing world population and to address the global climate and energy crisis, it is essential to use the potential of groundwater resources more intelligently.
The study specified that the increase in consumption of this liquid will not stop at one percent over the next 30 years, claiming that this, in addition to the increasingly acute droughts caused by global warming, is making the world more dependent on groundwater become .
He also suggested that it is important for countries to commit to developing an adequate and effective groundwater governance framework and in order to do so, he suggested that they must take the lead and responsibility to ensure a full set up and maintain a functioning structure.
The quality of underground rivers is generally good, meaning they are safe and inexpensive to use without the need for advanced treatment, and they are often the least expensive way to safely provide communities with this fluid.
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