How a quarter of the world's crops are now grown in areas threatened by water supply risks

Stuart Stone
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Growing risks such as climate change and resource scarcity are threatening water supplies and ultimately food security, new WRI analysis warns

Around a quarter of the world's crops are grown in areas where water supplies are highly stressed, very unreliable, or both, as mounting climate impacts and intensifying competition for resources continue...

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