Climate change and chronic¹ water mismanagement are placing "unprecedented² stress" on the world's water systems, according to a new report.

More than half of the world's food production is at risk of collapsing³ in the next 25 years due to a growing global water crisis, a new report warns.



Climate change, destructive land use and the consistent mismanagement of water resources mean that nearly 3 billion people and over half of global food production are in areas facing "unprecedented stress" on their water systems, the Global Commission on the Economics of Water said in a report released Oct. 17.

If the trend is not reversed, the growing deficit⁴ will have a seismic⁵ impact on humanity and the environment. Several cities are already sinking due to a loss of groundwater.