Study emphasizes trade-offs between arresting groundwater depletion and food security

A study by researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), published in Nature Sustainability, reaffirms the world's growing dependence on depleting groundwater systems. Although efforts to slow down groundwater depletion need to be urgently accelerated, the study indicates that such efforts—in the absence of other accompanying measures—would likely lead to significant food security impacts.