Warnings on water from the World Economic Forum indicate the World may face "water bankruptcy" in many places, if current use trends continue. WATER IS THE nexus linking together a web of food, energy, climate, economic growth and human security; theworld simply cannot manage water in the future in the same way as in the past or the economic web will collapse. This is the stark warning of a forecast released by the World Economic Forum. In examining different scenarios of what would happen if current water use trends continue, the report shows that, as the world economy expands, demand for water will rise and continue to outpace population growth. The report finds that water has been consistently under-priced in many places around the world and, asa result, has been wasted and overused. The report goes on to say that many places in the world are on the verge of "water bankruptcy" following a series of regional water "bubbles" over the past 50 years that fuelled economic growth. This leads to a structural problem in the way water is managed across the global economy.
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