FN advarer om vannkollaps som truer matforsyningen

En ny FN-rapport slår fast at menneskeheten har forårsaket permanent skade på klodens vannsystemer. Grundvannsreservoarer tømmes og innsjøer tørker ut, noe som truer matforsyningen for milliarder av mennesker. Sverige vil også merke krisen.

Ifølge en fersk FN-rapport har menneskeheten forårsaket irreversibel skade på jordens vannsystemer. Rapporten understreker at det ikke lenger er en midlertidig vannkrise, siden grundvannsreservoarer tømmes og innsjøer tørker ut i akselererende tempo. Dette truer matforsyningen for milliarder av mennesker verden over, med direkte konsekvenser for importavhengige land som Sverige. DNs Peter Alestig beskriver i en analyse hvordan vi nå har gått inn i en epoke med global vannkrise. Byer synker i havet på grunn av overutnyttelse av grunnvann, og militære eksperter advarer om en bølge av konflikter over vannressurser. Spenninger øker i skyggen av hendelsene i Venezuela og Grønland, og i verste fall kan det føre til kriger om vann. Jakten på vann får stadig alvorligere konsekvenser, og Sverige vil også merke effektene gjennom forstyrret global handel og høyere matpriser. Rapporten og analysen ble publisert 20. januar 2026, og fremhever behovet for umiddelbare tiltak for å beskytte vannsystemene.

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