UNEP Releases Report “Sand and Sustainability”
A new report by UN Environment reveals that aggregate extraction in rivers has led to pollution, flooding, lowering of water aquifers and worsening drought occurrence.
Findings of the Report
- The report Sand and sustainability: Finding new solutions for environmental governance of global sand resources presents how shifting consumption patterns, growing populations, increasing urbanization and infrastructure development have increased demand for sandthree-fold over the last two decades.
- Damming and extraction have further reduced sediment delivery from rivers to many coastal areas, leading to reduced deposits in river deltas and accelerated beach erosion.
- As per the report, Sand and gravel are the second ....
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