WWF Identifies 100 Cities, Including 30 In India, Facing ‘Severe Water Risk’ By 2050
A hundred cities worldwide, including 30 in India, face the risk of ‘severe water scarcity’ by 2050, according to a recent report by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Key Findings
- The cities would face a ‘grave water risk’ by 2050 due to a dramatic increase in their population percentage to 51 per cent by 2050, from 17 per cent in 2020.
- The cities include global hubs such as Beijing, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Mecca and Rio de Janeiro.
- Thirty Indian cities are also included in the list.
- WWF also launched an online tool called the WWF Water Risk Filter to help ....
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