Parts of North America are poised to become “hotspots of water scarcity” within decades, partly because pollutants will make some water sources harder to use, scientists warned on Tuesday, urging ...

Water scarcity might seem like a distant problem in a world where three-quarters of the planet's surface is water. Yet this precious resource increasingly finds itself at the center of humanity's most ...

The world’s three most populous countries include China, India and the United States and these nations alone account for 41 percent of the global population, 49 percent of blue water demand—defined as ...

How do you turn mist into usable water? See how scarcity inspires ingenuity in parched Lima, Peru. In the desert city of Lima, a city of 10 million people by the Pacific Ocean, mist is an important ...

Water scarcity is one of the most pressing development challenges of our time. Today, 2.4 billion people live in water-stressed countries. Many are smallholder farmers who already struggle to meet ...

World Water Day casts a spotlight on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries' journey towards sustainable water security — a remarkable feat given their extreme water scarcity. The GCC countries ...

Across the globe, water scarcity is no longer a distant concern—it’s a present and growing crisis. Today, more than 2.3 billion people live in regions facing water stress, and the forces driving that ...

University of Birmingham provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Imagine waking up before dawn every day to fetch water for your family. You trek to the nearest water source, ...