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World Water Day: One In Four Children Will Live With Water Scarcity By 2040

World Water Day: One In Four Children Will Live With Water Scarcity By 2040

by The Daily Eye Team March 23 2017, 3:14 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 25 secs

One in four of the world’s children will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 as a result of climate change, the UN has warned.
Within two decades, 600 million children will be in regions enduring extreme water stress, with a great deal of competition for the available supply. The poorest and most disadvantaged will suffer most, according to research published by the children’s agency, Unicef, to mark World Water Day on Wednesday.

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