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..."the global water crisis will put half the world’s food production at risk of failure within the next 25 years".

A report from the Global Commission on the Economics of Water warns that over half the world's food production will be at risk of failure within 25 years due to a rapidly accelerating water crisis. The report found that demand for fresh water will outstrip supply by 40% by the end of the decade due to unprecedented stress on the world's water systems. The report also found that governments and experts underestimate the amount of water needed for people to have decent lives, with most regions relying on trade for food, clothing, and consumer goods.

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Bangkok will host the International Soil and Water Forum 2024, co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture of Thailand, December 9–11, 2024. 

The world's first action plan on halting soil degradation and water scarcity will be discussed at an event featuring heads of state, ministers, researchers, and experts. The campaign, "Caring for Soils: measure, monitor, manage," emphasizes the importance of soil data for agriculture and biodiversity.

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The next United Nations Water Conference will be held in 2026 in UAE and cohosted by Senegal and UAE

The 2026 United Nations Water Conference, co-hosted by Senegal and the UAE, will aim to accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6 by ensuring water availability and sustainable management for all. The conference, the first since the launch of the UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation in July 2024, will focus on enhancing water action and political commitment to address water-related challenges.

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The Global Ecosystems Atlas, the first open-source atlas of the world's ecosystems, has been launched at the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference.

The atlas aims to provide a comprehensive and harmonised resource for mapping and monitoring all the world's ecosystems. It will help identify priority areas for conservation and restoration, making it an invaluable resource for policymakers, financial institutions, private companies, and local communities. Monitoring ecosystems will be instrumental in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, an international agreement aimed at halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030.

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"....new research suggests the slowing of a key ocean current could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century."

New research suggests that the slowing of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could reduce projected Arctic warming by up to 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. The AMOC is a critical component of the climate system, as it moves heat around the globe. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examined the effects of the slowing AMOC on the Arctic climate. Although temperatures in the Arctic are projected to rise by 10 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, when the slowing AMOC current is factored in, Arctic temperatures will only rise by 8 degrees Celsius.

However, the study also highlights ongoing concerns for Arctic ecosystems, such as habitat loss for polar bears and the potential shift in the Intertropical Convergence Zone, a tropical rain belt. The overall impact on ecosystems and weather patterns, both in the Arctic and globally, could still be severe. The research team used a coupled climate model to isolate the effect of the AMOC by running two simulations.

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