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 ...

Water scarcity is no longer just an environmental issue. It's quietly transforming how governments prioritize resources, ...

GENEVA– A whopping 2.1 billion people or one in every four people globally lack access to safely managed drinking water, according to a joint report by UN agencies WHO and the UNICEF on August 26.

The world has a worsening water crisis, and half of all food production will be at risk of failure by the middle of this century. That’s the worrying message from a major international study released ...

The vast majority of Israel's nearly 300,000 Bedouin live in the arid Negev in the south of the country, on the fringes of Israeli society - Copyright AFP/File Peter ...

In a world obsessed with the next tech unicorn, eShan has his eyes set on a different throne. While millions of gallons of potable water spiral down America’s toilets with each passing minute, this ...

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Satellites just revealed a hidden global water crisis — and it’s worse than melting ice. Two decades of satellite observations have revealed a staggering level of continental freshwater loss, ...

The world is facing a dangerous decline in freshwater availability. This persistent freshwater loss—known as continental drying— is disrupting jobs, incomes, and ecosystems. By combining satellite ...

Journalists reporting on water scarcity often confront the same four barriers: lack of transparency, limited access to sites ...