In 2022, Rio Tinto withdrew 1.12 billion m3 of water and consumed about 481 million m3

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2021-08-24 - Impact Analyst Kasamba K. Nov 9th, 2023

About 785 million people do not have access to basic drinking water services1, while 2.7 billion people are experiencing water scarcity at least once a month in a year2. The world's total water demand is 4.6 trillion cubic metres (m3) at present3....

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2021-08-24 - Impact Analyst Kasamba K. Nov 9th, 2023

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