The Global Commission on the Economics of Water says decades of collective mismanagement and undervaluation of water worldwide have damaged freshwater and land ecosystems and allowed for the continuing contamination of water sources. “We have, fundamentally, put the hydrological cycle under unprecedented stress, with growing consequences for communities and countries everywhere. Water crisis can be fixedThe Commission does, though, also suggest in The Economics of Water: Valuing the Hydrological Cycle as a Global Common Good that this crisis can be fixed through collective action and urgency. Cooperation on water resources global prosperity and peaceCritical role of waterThe Global Commission on the Economics of Water has submitted the report to help advance new thinking and actions around the multilateral water agenda. The Economics of Water: Valuing the Hydrological Cycle as a Global Common Good report is accessible from the Commission website.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 22, 2024 09:25 UTC