International Law: Water

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Water - International Law / The future of water

Episode 211029/ 29 Oct 2021

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FinnAs pressure on our water supplies continues to build, we'll show you how the law aims to protect people's human rights and set up new frameworks for a new world.

What could the increasing demand for water do to society? And how can the law help?

Plus building for the future: how the law will provide support to vital technology...

The need for water globally is expected to increase by 55% between 2000 and 2050. Much of the demand is driven by farming, which takes 70% of global freshwater use.

Food production will need to grow by 69% by 2035 to feed the growing population.

And the quality of our water is getting worse. Pollution from industry and the plastic we throw away is poisoning the limited amount we have.

All that could mean disagreements over water could get worse.

The Grand

Renaissance Dam on the River Nile: Ethiopia built it to create electricity.

But downstream, Egyptians are worried it will cut their water supply and threaten the existence of their country.

This is the Mekong River: eleven dams sit on top of it as it passes through China.