As we head into World Water Week — August 24-28 — across the UK, headlines continue to be dominated by reports of drought across swathes of the country, millions are living under hose pipe bans and many of us are struggling with heatwaves.
Desertification, pollution, and poor management are just three factors contributing to increasing thirst across the globe, with fresh supplies of our most vital resource running low. So why is COP so obsessed with emissions?