How to stop the rising threat of water scarcity | DW News

Spain's Sierra Nevada mineral water sources are a national treasure. They've drawn in several multinationals eager to make a profit. Resistance is mounting as climate change progresses and water supplies threatened.

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[mindyabizniz]

this channel is such a breath of fresh air, with actual educated knowledgable smart people talking about things that matter

[MrLoobu]

I wonder what year we will start adressing the companies and rich bastards intentionally driving all this damage?

[vishalstud]

"The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed" -Mahatma Gandhi.This thought perfectly fits in this case.

[Gamer]

water should not be able to get privatized, it belongs to the public. No discussion

[harrysnuggets]

I like this news channel. It shows real issues of our time . Thanks a lot to DW team

[martins]

Damn straight water should stay locally.

[maytons]

"We are the 9th largest producer"... You don't produce water, you produce plastic bottles.

[Camilla_Kudrin]

Those Spaniards have not enough water to save their agriculture and to take a shower, but multinationals want to export more.
(In my country you can drink the tap water. I buy no mineral water)

[augustoliver]

We need to evolve past this capitalism system that puts profits and money over people and planet.

[ARUchannel]

In Chile water is private... We have been dommed since 2005

[luvmyboxers]

Bottled water should be outlawed period except when used in emergency circumstances.

[VasilisM]

All things aside, all water bottle companies should be legally forced to reuse and recycle all that plastic, which ultimately is their main product... Not the consumers, the company itself!

[حيثلاانت]

In Iraq we have this problem every summer since 2016
Turkey and Iran cut the water by their huge dams
In the future Tigris and Euphrates may dry

[darthashpie]

Why are people drinking bottled water? Just install a RO water purifier in your house.

[Luis-unxl]

Out of all the sins Greed has to be the worst one and yet is prob the most common one

Real talk as people we f...n suck

[neilburnside]

Why aren't corporations investing billions in desalination plants for public water consumption instead of building fancy spaceships to nowhere? 🤔

[finnjacobsen]

Money, money, money. As always, rich people are destructing the lives of ordinary people.

[kingslayer]

what was the clickbait map.. i needed an explanation for that water map in the thumbnail

[Redfizh]

I won the lottery when I was born in Finland. One day, other countries will be queuing at the border with buckets
:(

[realhawaiio]

I'm Portuguese and have tried water all over Europe wherever I traveled.
Spanish water is absolutely the worst.