5. Conclusion

Water is at the heart of the climate crisis we're facing, and the challenges are enormous, with global warming accelerating exponentially and generating major droughts and fires, as well as floods and other tumultuous episodes, tornadoes, waterspouts and hurricanes/cyclones/typhoons, all synonymous with tropical storms. It's high time to act quickly and concretely, because the temperature rise target set at + 1.5°C by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report –– is already high, and could exceed + 2°C by around 2050, or even the worst-case scenario of + 3°C by the end of the century.

The consequences of changing precipitation patterns are increasing glacier melt, water evaporation and rising sea levels. Water quality is deteriorating, with a growing scarcity of fresh water available for human consumption, and the associated proliferation of algae...