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 ...

Residents in the northern part of the country are creating artificial glaciers to tackle climate change.

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 ...

Addressing global water scarcity, Active Membranes' electro-active systems enhance desalination, offering significant cost ...

The global conversation on water is undergoing a quiet but consequential shift. A recent United Nations University report ...

Contamination of China’s fresh water resources from industrial pollution and inadequate sewage treatment is seen by Chinese residents as the nation’s most critical environmental priority, according to ...

The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent 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 ...

Your correspondent moderated a panel discussion with global experts in desalination, international development, and water economics at the ceremony announcing the teams that had qualified for the ...

Climate change could leave 74% of the world’s drought-prone regions at high risk of severe and prolonged droughts by the end of the century, new research suggests. Reading time 3 minutes Earth’s ...

A new report from the United Nations warns that humanity has entered an era researchers call “water bankruptcy.” In many regions, rivers and rainfall .

During the hottest days on campus, many students carry water with them, whether in a plastic or stainless-steel bottle. This minor decision is equivalent to what you invest when an AI system writes a ...