These issues will likely become exacerbated by the dwindling supply of melted snow and water from glaciers and mountains.
TheUN World Water Development Report 2025says that developed countries are at risk, too.
The Colorado River basin in the United States, for instance, has been in drought for 25 years.
Ice floes on Jokulsarlon lake (Photo: dkaubo/Depositphotos)
Climbing temperatures have generated more rain rather than mountain snow in terms of precipitation.
The UNESCO reports findings coincide with those of theState of the Climate report published by the World Meteorological Organization.
Both reports stress this year as the worst on record for glacier loss.
A glacier melting in southern Iceland (Photo: Kostiantyn Strilets/Depositphotos)
Significantly less glaciers around the world means a domino effect of environmental and climate ramifications.
A reduction in glaciers will yield an increase in natural disasters such as avalanches and flash floods.
In many places, the water running down off the glacier is fairly clear like this.
Greenland glacier melting: a consequence of global warming (Photo: Sergey Anatolievich /Depositphotos)
Greenland glacier melting: a consequence of global warming (Photo: Sergey Anatolievich /Depositphotos)
In many places, the water running down off the glacier is fairly clear like this. In others, it has already taken on the gray, silted appearance of the glacial river downstream (Photo: Jason Neuswanger/Depositphotos)
