Oxfam Accuses Rich Corporations of ‘Grabbing’ Water From Global South

Residents arrive to fill their containers with drinking water from a tanker in a neighborhood that is facing severe water scarcity in Bengaluru, India, March 11, 2024. The U.N. marks World Water Day on March 22 and warns of the growing risk of conflict over scarce water. FILE - Residents of the Blairgowrie neighborhood of Johannesburg, South Africa, demonstrate against the lack of water on March 12, 2024. FILE - The logo of French food group Danone hangs at the company headquarters in Paris, Feb. 5, 2024.

As the United Nations observes World Water Day on Friday, there is a growing risk of conflict over water resources as climate change takes hold, the international body said.