When we think of water, we need to think of the earth and the water that lies beneath it. Groundwater is what keeps us alive, according to the latest UN World Water Development Report., launched just in time for World Water Day 2022.
“Groundwater is central to the fight against poverty, to food and water security, to the creation of decent jobs, to socio-economic development, and to the resilience of societies and economies to climate change,” the report said.
Launched yesterday at the 9th World Water Forum’s opening ceremony in Dakar, Senegal, the 2022 report is entitled “Groundwater: Making the invisible visible.”
World Water Day is a time to consider how to preserve this finite and precious resource.
The situation is urgent, the WHO warned, noting that “currently, 2.2 billion people have limited access to safe drinking water, and by 2025, half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas.”
Biotech offers solutions for water as a resource
“The biotech industry is lending a critical hand to ensure that all of us are responsible stewards of the little bit of water we have available to share,” said Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) in her podcast, released for World Water Day.
