Why Water Shortage Will Cut Billions of Jobs? – Report
The latest World Water Development Report addresses the pervasive relationship between water and jobs, including in industry. It shows how water affects workers’ lives through its presence, its quality and its quantity, and how investments in water and sanitation can create paid and decent jobs, thereby contributing to a greener economy.
The report estimates that well over one billion jobs, representing more than 40 per cent of the world’s total active workforce, are heavily water-dependent. Such jobs are found in agriculture, forestry, inland fisheries, mining and resource extraction, power generation and water supply and sanitation, as well as in several manufacturing and transformation industries including food, pharmaceuticals and textiles.
Another billion jobs, representing over...