FAO's flagship report urges for immediate move to address global water shortages

ROME, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Shortages and scarcity of water must be promptly addressed at a global level, as they affect more than 3 billion people around the world overall, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) urged in its flagship SOFA report issued on Thursday.

According to the FAO's State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2020, the annual amount of available freshwater sources per person has declined by over 20 percent over the last two decades, increasing the need to remodel the use of water by various economic sectors, especially the current largest user -- agriculture.