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Water shortages and quality issues are increasingly linked to climate change and population growth. International disputes over shared water resources, such as river basins, pose significant risks to regional stability.
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Overall: 6.8 / 10 
| Threat | Value | Risk | Threat | Value | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarcity | 6 |  | Storage Issues | 6 | |
| Technological Failures in Water Supply | 7 | | Emergency Access Issues | 6 | |
| Production Challenges | 5 |  | Storage and Preservation Issues | 6 | |
| Distribution Issues | 5 | | Soil Degradation | 6 | |
| Climate Change Impact on Agriculture | 7 | | Crop Disease and Pest Outbreaks | 6 | |
| Water Scarcity for Irrigation | 7 | | Rising Costs of Agricultural Inputs | 6 | |
| Dependency on Monoculture Farming | 5 | | Energy Dependence in Food Production | 6 | |
| Labor Shortages in Agriculture | 6 | | Overfishing and Aquatic Resource Depletion | 6 | |
| Urban Sprawl Reducing Farmland | 5 | | Global Supply Chain Dependence for Key Crops | 6 | |
| Food Waste | 5 | | Economic Access to Food | 5 | |
| Contamination Risks in Food Supply | 6 | | Lack of Local Food Systems | 6 | |