Global Water Crisis Solved by Population Stabilization: SPA

Sustainable Population Australia

The Global Water Bankruptcy report, published on Jan. 20, 2026, indicated that global human demand for freshwater has exceeded the volume that nature can reliably replace, resulting in worldwide water insecurity for billions of people.

Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) argues that population growth drives expanding water demand. Australia is also at risk of chronic water shortages while population growth continues, as detailed in the SPA commissioned report: Big thirsty Australia: how population growth threatens our water security and sustainability

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