Hong Kong's Covid-19 struggle is adding to its water footprint, leaving little safeguard against climate threats | South China Morning Post

The approach of World Water Day on March 22 serves as a reminder that, worldwide, some 771 million people lack access to safe water. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and countless other challenges facing humanity, we cannot forget the importance of water conservation as a means to make us more resilient to climate threats. The suspension of many economic activities in Hong Kong due to Covid-19 over the past two years has not lowered our fresh water consumption. On the contrary, we set a new record in water usage last year. Data from the Water Supplies Department shows an increase of…