UN warns of impending global water crisis due to unsustainable usage.

A United Nations report warns of a looming global water crisis and an "imminent risk" of shortages due to overconsumption and climate change. The report says the world is "blindly travelling a dangerous path" of "vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment". The report warns that "scarcity is becoming endemic" because of overconsumption and pollution, while global warming will increase seasonal water shortages in both areas with abundant water and those already strained. The UN Water Conference will gather some 6,500 participants, including 100 ministers and a dozen heads of state and government.