Governments have recognised the problem and have organised several summit meetings in order to find a solution.

BBC: See and hear how the world could alter

The Summit brought together policymakers, scientists, experts and business executives in order to promote water sustainability in arid regions, and to tackle the urgent water and wastewater challenges they are facing -- including the water energy nexus that is gaining prominence on the international agenda.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The Center for Security Policy is concerned that the IMF and World Bank are being pressured into departing from their traditional, rigorous economic and financial analysis in order to produce, in response to the Houston summit's mandate, results like those of the EC study.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy