A rápida expansão da extração de minerais essenciais está sacrificando o bem-estar humano e ecológico em nome dos avanços tecnológicos, mas existem maneiras de resolver isso
- Director of the Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University
The rapid expansion of critical mineral extraction is trading away human and ecological well-being for technological breakthroughs. There are ways to fix this.
Seperti hidup melebihi kemampuan finansialmu, menggunakan air lebih banyak daripada yang dapat diperbarui oleh alam dapat menimbulkan akibat yang fatal.
El planeta se encuentra en quiebra hídrica: estamos usando más agua de la que la naturaleza puede reponer, y esto puede tener consecuencias catastróficas.
Usar mais água do que a natureza pode repor pode ter resultados catastróficos, assim como viver acima das suas possibilidades financeiras.
Comme vivre au-dessus de ses moyens financiers, utiliser plus d’eau douce que la nature n’est capable d’en renouveler peut avoir des conséquences dramatiques pour la planète et nos sociétés.
Like living beyond your financial means, using more water than nature can replenish can have catastrophic results.
L’expansion urbaine de l’Iran et le choix d’une agriculture gourmande en eau ont rendu le pays vulnérable à la sécheresse. Certaines mesures pourraient toutefois y remédier.
Iran’s sprawling cities and irrigated agriculture, along with tight market controls, have left the country vulnerable to drought. There are steps that would help.
The water levels of saline lakes depend on a delicate balance between water inputs and outputs. This means they can provide an early warning of disruptions to our water resources.
Cities and farmers in the Southwest are resorting to unsustainable strategies to pull in more water. Iran has tried many of these strategies and shows how they can go wrong.
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