Water crisis ignoredListen to this articleThe United Nations report on "global water bankruptcy" is a final warning to countries worldwide, including Thailand. According to the study released on Jan 21, the world's "water savings accounts" are being depleted at an alarming rate. Make no mistake: the water crisis is more than an issue of public hygiene or natural disasters. Politicians who will enter Government House in the coming months have a moral obligation to tackle Thailand's water crisis before it is too late. Without clean, abundant and well-protected water resources, ambitions to build stronger industries, farms and tourism will remain nothing more than wishful thinking.
