Global Briefing: $70tr of global GDP to be exposed to high water stress by 2050

Michael Holder
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Amid persistent low rainfall last year an old bridge was revealed at Baitings Reservoir in Huddersfield | Credit: iStock
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Amid persistent low rainfall last year an old bridge was revealed at Baitings Reservoir in Huddersfield | Credit: iStock

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WRI: Around $70tr of global GDP to be exposed to high water stress by 2050 As much as a quarter of the planet's population live in countries that are already facing "extremely high" water stress each...

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