Water scarcity will affect 5 billion people by 2050

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By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow

1 min

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A serious water crisis is looming

 " according to Petteri Taalas, secretary general of the Meteorological Organization.

While states do not invest enough, research is developing with the creation of one of the world's largest research centers now based in Montpellier. 

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400 scientists and nearly 150 doctoral students work there and focus in particular on the most vulnerable regions by responding to the challenges linked to rapid urbanization, growing demographic pressure and the expected effects of climate change. 

Guests

 : 

- Éric Servat

, research director at IRD and director

of the UNESCO International Water Research Center, ICIReWord

- Sylvie Adote

, professor at Abomey Calavi University in Benin and head of the Unesco chair in women, science and rational management of water in West Africa

- Oula Amrouni

, teacher-researcher in geology at the University of Carthage in Tunisia

- Fatimatou Sall

, geographer at Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis, president of the

Association of Young Water and Sanitation Professionals of Senegal

 and member of the steering committee of the World Forum which will take place in Dakar in March 2022

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