editor-in-chief of the United Nations World Water Development Report, told ABC News. "Now, violent conflicts, epidemics, global warming, hyperinflation, mass migration and other crises both affect ...

By Somini Sengupta High food prices, meet the global water crisis. The world’s food supply is under threat because so much of what we eat is concentrated in so few countries, and many of those ...

ASTANA – Downstream countries in Central Asia could face growing water shortages as intensive agricultural practices, climate ...

Global water scarcity is one of the major resource depletion crises in the world. The water demand has more than doubled since 1960 due to a growth in population and urbanization, according to the ...

Jordan is grappling with one of the most severe water crises in the world, with per capita water availability dropping to ...

Syria's capital, Damascus, is suffering from its worst water shortages in years as a result of the lowest rainfall in more ...

Pakistan’s water resources have already been burdened by climate change, as the country faces rising temperatures, droughts, ...

Antofagasta, a city in northern Chile, has become the first in Latin America to meet 100% of its drinking water needs with ...

The crisis over lead-contaminated water in impoverished Flint, Mich., is prompting a flood of quickly assembled grassroots campaigns to get clean, bottled water to the Midwestern city. Images of ...

Sudan is currently the world’s largest humanitarian and child displacement crisis, with more than 30 ... effects of the rainy season, including water contamination, poor sanitation, and ...