WWF Names World’s Top 10 Rivers at Greatest Risk

22 03 2007

GLAND, Switzerland, March 21, 2007 (ENS) � Ten of world’s largest rivers are drying up due to “the wanton waste of freshwater resources, poor governance, and a disregard for the needs of local people that frequently exacerbates poverty,” finds a new report by the global conservation organization WWF.

The report, “World’s Top Rivers at Risk,” released ahead of World Water Day on March 22, lists the top 10 rivers that are dying as a result of climate change, pollution and dams.

Five of the 10 rivers listed in the report are in Asia. They are the Yangtze, Mekong, Salween, Ganges and Indus.

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