Violence over water is on the rise worldwide. Researchers counted a record 420 incidents of conflict in 2024, many in Ukraine and the Middle East.

The number of violent events over water resources reported in 2024 was nearly 20 percent higher than 2023 and nearly 80 ...

When the United Nations General Assembly, in 2010, affirmed that ‘the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation’ ...

A church is surrounded by water in a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in June. (Evgeniy Maloletka / Associated Press) Six months ago, an ...

The number of conflicts worldwide involving access to water reached an all-time high in 2023, a new report finds. The Pacific Institute, a think tank, tallied 347 entanglements over water last year, ...

Another World Water Day, another batch of water crises. Residents of Bengaluru, India’s tech capital, are queuing for water as the city’s reservoirs decline and wells go dry. Experts foresaw the risk ...

In 2012, the United Nations and European Union put out a joint report that discussed three major drivers of resource-based conflict: competition amidst resource scarcity, poor governance, and ...

On October 20, Natasha Hall moderated a side event to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, entitled, “Water and Conflict: Addressing Water Insecurity Issues in Fragile and Conflict-Affected ...

Water conflicts are on the rise around the world, according to data from the Pacific Institute. In the first four years of this decade alone, there have been 785 recorded water conflicts worldwide.

Water is a finite resource on our planet. We can only rely on what we have, which translates to about 2.5 percent of drinkable fresh water. Of that amount, only 0.4 percent currently exists in lakes, ...

Just weeks after the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history ripped through the coastal town of Lāhainā, Native Hawaiian taro farmers, environmentalists, and other residents of West Maui crowded ...

The Klamath Basin is suffering the worst drought in the state. Competing need for the water by local tribes seeking to sustain endangered fish populations, farmers and ranchers, and commercial and ...