Global Water and Food Crisis Linked to Climate Change

The global water and food crisis is increasingly linked to climate change, leading to significant threats to human survival and requiring urgent new governance approaches. UN expert Pedro Arrojo-Agudo highlights the need for agroecological and water transitions to address the issue of 2 billion people lacking safe drinking water and 800 million experiencing hunger. The Global Commission on the Economics of Water reports severe stress on the water cycle due to human activity and climate change, projecting that more than half the world's food production could be at risk. Climate change has intensified hydrological disasters like droughts and floods, impacting water resource management, with watersheds being particularly sensitive to these changes. In Africa, climate change effects such as floods and food crises emphasize the need for collective action, as noted by Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima.