Global Scans · Water · Weekly Summary

• Water scarcity in MENA threatens food security, energy production, and jobs. Fanack Water
• The EPA will fund USD 1 billion under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to help out with the implementation of PFAS testing and treatments in public water systems. DataMIntelligence
• Texas communities face severe water shortages that threaten families, jobs and economic growth and should evaluate every available source of supply. Insurance Journal
• The problem of water in Nelson Mandela Bay threatens to provoke a jobs blood bath, with companies withdrawing their investments and prospective enterprises refusing to invest. Daily Maverick
• By making agriculture viable and in line with water availability and the warming climate, moves like the ones Jain suggested could not only protect an important food source, but also protect jobs for hundreds of millions of Indian people. Earther
• Developing just 86 GW, or about 4% of the U.S. offshore wind technical resource potential by 2050 would support 160,000 jobs, reduce power sector water consumption by 5%, and reduce America's greenhouse gas emissions by 1.8%. Energy.gov
• AI across four sectors (agriculture, energy, transportation and water) may drive a 4% reduction in emissions of Green House Gasses by 2030 whist also creating in excess of 38 million net new jobs along with $5.2 Trillion of GDP growth also by 2030! MarkTechPost

Last updated: 21 September 2026