Among the COP27’s theme days, November 14th was commemorated as Water Day, which focused on issues like drought, cross-border collaboration, and the development of early warning systems.
To fully enjoy life and to exercise all of one’s rights, one must have access to water. The highest possible level of human health, as well as the security of food, livelihoods, and ecosystems, all depend on water. It is crucial to the social and cultural well-being of individuals and supports sustainable development. The source of life and livelihood is water. The IPCC’s reports and assessments provide extensive documentation of climate impacts on water and their connections to broader, intersecting consequences on development and livelihoods. All topics pertaining to the management of sustainable water resources were discussed at the Water Day.
It was taken into account that 25% of the world’s population resides in water-stressed nations, and 79% of the Paris Agreement’s Nationally Determined Contributions rank water as their top priority for adaptation. 95% of fatalities, 26% of economic losses, and 16% of weather, water, and climate-related disasters were caused by droughts. Since 2008, more than 20 million people have been internally displaced per year by weather-related extreme events, with storms and floods being the primary causes.
