Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The global water crisis is getting worse — and climate change isn't the only pressure on the world's water supplies.
Millions around the world still lack access to clean water, and the problem is deepening due to AI infrastructure demands and natural weather patterns like El Nino.
CGTN's Sean Callebs spoke with Sofie Jaffe, Permanent Observer and Representative of the IUCN to the UN, about water scarcity, agriculture, climate change, AI data centers and the risk of growing tension over the world's most essential resource.
0:00 Global water crisis: Why climate change is disrupting the water cycle
1:02 Water scarcity: Can countries prevent conflict over shared resources?
2:16 Agriculture and water: Can farming solve the global water crisis?
3:32 Day Zero cities and the growing threat of water shortages
4:34 Colorado River crisis: Why water agreements may need to change
5:05 AI data centers: Are they making water scarcity worse?
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The global water crisis is getting worse — and climate change isn't the only pressure on the world's water supplies.
Millions around the world still lack access to clean water, and the problem is deepening due to AI infrastructure demands and natural weather patterns like El Nino.
CGTN's Sean Callebs spoke with Sofie Jaffe, Permanent Observer and Representative of the IUCN to the UN, about water scarcity, agriculture, climate change, AI data centers and the risk of growing tension over the world's most essential resource.
0:00 Global water crisis: Why climate change is disrupting the water cycle
1:02 Water scarcity: Can countries prevent conflict over shared resources?
2:16 Agriculture and water: Can farming solve the global water crisis?
3:32 Day Zero cities and the growing threat of water shortages
4:34 Colorado River crisis: Why water agreements may need to change
5:05 AI data centers: Are they making water scarcity worse?
#bizshow #water #globalwatercrisis #watershortage #AI #ElNino #waterresources #WaterCrisis #WaterScarcity #ClimateChange #AI #Drought #ExtremeWeather #WaterSecurity
Watch CGTN LIVE on your computer, tablet or mobile
cgtnamerica.vhx.tv/videos/hd-live-broadcasts
Subscribe to CGTN America on YouTube
Follow CGTN America:
Twitter: @cgtnamerica
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This material is distributed by MediaLinks TV, LLC on behalf of CCTV. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
