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Water shortages must be placed on the climate-change agenda. This is why

This images shows a depleted lake to illustrate water shortages that necessitate industry reporting

Water shortages should be placed on the climate change agenda. Image: Photo by Simon Hurry on Unsplash

Jay Famiglietti
Executive Director, Global Institute for Water Security
José Iganacio Gallindo
Co-founder and CEO, Waterplan
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Trends in total water storage from the NASA GRACE and GRACE Follow-On Missions from 2002-2022. Red areas have lost water over the last 20 years, while blue areas have gained water.
Trends in total water storage from the NASA GRACE and GRACE Follow-On Missions from 2002-2022. Red areas have lost water over the last 20 years, while blue areas have gained water. Image: Map updated from Rodell, Famiglietti, et al. 2018 by Chandanpurkar et al, 2022

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Threats to freshwater from industrial practices deemed Very High (VH) or High (H) in terms of its severity, systemic nature, and overall impact. Image: GIWS-CERES report
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