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 ...

Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic change, disproportionately impacting populations located in the Global South. Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dubai, February 11, 2025 – The Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative and the World Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to collaborate on efforts to accelerate innovation and investment ...

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA - Villagers in Telamwadi village ...

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 ...

Companies are starting to develop and disclose in-house prices for water that differ from fees charged by utilities, amid a growing awareness that water scarcity has the potential to upend business ...