UNU warns of a global 'water bankruptcy' — English Level A1

UNU published a report about water.
The report says the world is in water trouble.
Many people do not have safe water.
Almost half the world faces severe water shortage.
Groundwater and lakes are falling in many places.
Wetlands have been lost over decades.
The report says water can become unreliable.
This can cause hunger, migration and conflict.

Difficult words

publish — put information in print or online

published

report — written document with information about a topic

groundwater — water that is under the ground

wetland — land with water and special plants

Wetlands

unreliable — not always working or correct

migration — movement of people from one place to another

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