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    • A person fills buckets and containers from a water tanker truck in Mexico City. The world is grappling with a global water crisis and more regions face the reality of a parched future.
    • A person fills buckets and containers from a water tanker truck in Mexico City. The world is grappling with a global water crisis and more regions face the reality of a parched future. PHOTO: REUTERS
    Published Mon, Feb 26, 2024 · 06:44 PM

    WE OFTEN think of water as an abundant resource as it covers about 70 per cent of the earth’s surface. However, the majority of this is seawater.

    Freshwater makes up just 3 per cent of the world’s water, of which about 69 per cent is locked up in ice and glaciers. Another 30 per cent is in the ground, leaving only about 1 per cent in the form of surface water and others.

    Are you taking water for granted?

    With a lack of sufficient infrastructure, a booming population and climate change, the world is already in a global water crisis, and more regions are facing the reality of a parched future.

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