crisis because of pollution, global warming and over—consumption. it came as it held the first dedicated water summit in more than forty years. as he opened the conference, un secretary general antonio guterres appealed to governments to better manage one of humanity�*s shared resources. let�*s have a listen. water is a human right and the common development denominator to shape a betterfuture. but water is in deep trouble. and we have been draining blood through the unsustainable use in evaporating it through global heating. we�*ve broken the cycle, destroyed eco systems and contaminated ground water. in a new report on the issue, the united nations says. consumption of water keeps rising, with about 10% of the world�*s population living under water stress. that�*s where the ratio of water use to water availability is considered "high" or "critical".