India, Jan. 22 -- Globally, agriculture's reliance on water has surpassed sustainable limits.

This has led to degraded ecosystems, reduced agricultural yields and increased food insecurity.

The socio-economic impacts include like migration and instability, particularly in regions heavily dependent on irrigation.

For decades, global agriculture has expanded on the assumption that water systems could sustain growing withdrawals and continue to supply reliable volumes of water over time, supported by infrastructure development, efficiency gains and short-term crisis management.

The latest United Nations report makes clear that this assumption is no longer valid. In many regions, agriculture is no longer operating in a temporary water cri...