Water Insecurity Threatens 80% of World Population

About 3.4 billion people around the world reside in areas with an insecure supply of fresh water because of scarcity, pollution and “engineering palliatives” used to protect drinking water resources, according to U.S. researchers. The identification of a “planetwide pattern of threat” underscores the need for governments to bolster water-management strategies that involve infrastructure and the preservation of watersheds, wetlands and flood plains.