One in two people in the world spend several months of the year without clean water.
At least 220 million people in the world do not have access to clean water, according to the United Nations In addition, one in two people in the world spend several months of the year without water.
“We know the consequences of such a situation: water scarcity not only fuels geopolitical tensions, but also threatens fundamental rights as a whole,”
The United Nations says transboundary water cooperation is becoming increasingly important for regional stability and conflict prevention as climate change and water crises escalate. “Water and peace are closely related to each other.”
More than 60 percent of freshwater resources are shared by two or more countries, such as the Rhine and Danube rivers in Europe, the Mekong in Asia, the Nile in Africa, and the Amazon River in Latin America. “Cooperation on these waters is critical for peace, development and climate action,”
Water is such an important resource that it can bring countries in conflict to the table As a result, apart from water, the solution to other issues of the conflict is opened, Koppel thinks
In 2016, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals stated that providing safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in 140 low- and middle-income countries will cost $1.7 trillion between 2016 and 2030, or $114 billion a year.