Water scarcity occurs when a region’s demand for water exceeds its available supply. This challenge is not limited to arid countries—it affects regions across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and even ...

Almost every household in Gaza — 96 percent — lacks access to adequate quantities of safe, clean water. UNICEF and partners are doing what they can to provide water to approximately 1.5 million people ...

Picture standing in line for hours, just to fill a single bucket with water. Not because there's a natural disaster unfolding ...

Nearly 30 million Americans annually are impacted by water scarcity and don’t have reliable access to clean water. The water crisis stems from a wide range of issues, ranging from extreme weather ...

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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 ...

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 ...

As clean water in Gaza runs out, a long-expected health crisis has surged in recent days: a steep increase in gastrointestinal diseases and other illnesses tied to poor sanitation. On Wednesday, the ...

Yemen is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. For decades, local civil society groups and international humanitarian and rights organizations have been warning about Yemen’s water ...

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 ...

Residents of Abaji metropolis and in its environs in Abaji Area Council of the FCT are groaning as water scarcity has worsened four months after the vandalisation of high tension electricity cables ...