World power Water: Part 1: Overview and review 2026

Water is such a matter of course that people, especially in the rich countries of the North, do not give any thought to the fact that water is the most valuable commodity on earth. Water itself is abundant on earth thanks to the oceans, but drinking water is a scarce commodity – even in the so-called rich countries. Developments over the last 200 years, particularly in Europe, America and Asia, show that as prosperity increases, humans not only consume more and more drinking water, but also...