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By Megan RowlingBARCELONA, March 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Using water more efficiently in everything from daily life to agriculture and industry would help reduce planet-warming emissions and curb climate change – a potential benefit that has yet to be widely recognised, the United Nations said on Sunday.
In a report issued on World Water Day, U.N. agencies said global warming would “affect the availability, quality and quantity of water for basic human needs”, threatening the right to water and sanitation for “potentially billions of people”. Tiếp tục đọc “Water is an under-used weapon in climate change fight, UN says”