Water scarcity triggers fierce competition — also in Germany
31 August 2022 |
7:08 am
Climate change threatens to dry up the planet and the global water crisis sees the competition for water becoming ever more fierce. Conflicts over the scarce commodity are increasing everywhere. Even in Germany.
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