Facing a New Reality: The Era of Water Bankruptcy, And What We Can Do About It
Water scarcity is no longer just an environmental talking point — it’s now a structural reality the United Nations says the world must confront. In a groundbreaking report released in January 2026, the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) declared that the planet has entered an era of global water bankruptcy — where the freshwater we depend on is being used faster than Earth can replenish it, and critical water systems have suffered ...