Shortages threaten jobs, growth worldwide
By Agencies in London and New Delhi | China Daily | Updated: 2016-03-23 08:28
India has the most people without clean water, says new report
An estimated three out of four jobs globally are dependent on water, meaning that shortages and lack of access are likely to limit economic growth in the coming decades, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
About 1.5 billion people - half the world's workers - are employed in industries heavily dependent on water, most of them in farming, fisheries and forestry, the UN World Water Development Report 2016 said.
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