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Global Water Bankruptcy Report 2026
January 24 , 2026
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- The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) says the world has entered a Global Water Bankruptcy era.
- Water Bankruptcy means humans are using more water than can be safely replenished, causing long-term damage to rivers, lakes, aquifers, wetlands, soils, and glaciers.
- This is different from water stress (high demand, mostly reversible) and water crisis (temporary shock, fixable with emergency measures).
- Causes include slow depletion of water, infrastructure-driven overshoot like big dams, ecological liquidation of wetlands and forests, and climate-amplified overshoot.
- The report warns that many water systems may be irreversibly damaged, affecting ecosystems, food security, and livelihoods.
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