A new UN report outlines how vanishing lakes, overdrawn aquifers, and rapidly melting glaciers are pushing billions toward acute water shortages and adding pressure to food systems worldwide.

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 ...

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 ...

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

Nitrogen pollution could intensify global water scarcity threefold by 2050, scientists warn in a recently published paper. In addition, “newly emerging pollutants,” such as microplastics, heavy metals ...

Water is absolutely crucial to food production. It is used for irrigation in agriculture, for cleaning and sanitation in factories, and even as an ingredient in food products. Agriculture alone ...

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 ...

The Village Head of Rafin-Daji community in Gurdi Ward, Abaji Area Council of the FCT, Malam Yakubu Danjuma, has raised an alarm over acute water shortage in his community.The monarch revealed that ...