Warnings of a global water crisis and calls for quick action

Children play and fill plastic bottles with water from a water well in Peshawar, Pakistan Source: Anadolu / Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

For the time in almost 50-years the United Nations is holding a Water Conference. Organisers hope it will mark a turning point, with countries and stakeholders spurred to take action to met global targets around the consumption and security of water.

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Published 23 March 2023 4:19pm

By Sam Dover

Presented by Deborah Groarke

Source: SBS News

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For the time in almost 50-years the United Nations is holding a Water Conference. Organisers hope it will mark a turning point, with countries and stakeholders spurred to take action to met global targets around the consumption and security of water.

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