UN: South Asia worst globally for water scarcity

  • last year
UN: South Asia worst globally for water scarcity
Transcript
00:00 The United Nations has reported that South Asia has the highest number of children struggling
00:05 with severe water scarcity due to the impacts of climate change.
00:10 Approximately 347 million children in the region are exposed to high or extreme high
00:15 water shortage factors such as poor water quality, lack of water and mismanagement exacerbate
00:23 the problem.
00:24 Eastern and Southern Africa follow South Asia as the region with the second highest number
00:29 of children at risk from severe water scarcity.

Recommended