- 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 onlinepublished
- report — written document with information about a topic
- groundwater — water that is under the ground
- wetland — land with water and special plantsWetlands
- unreliable — not always working or correct
- migration — movement of people from one place to another
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Discussion questions
- Do you have safe water at home?
- Have you seen a river or lake that is low?
- Which worries you more: hunger or migration?
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