Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study reveals over the last 20 years, 75% of the world's population lives in an area where drinking water is decreasing.

WaterStep, an international non-profit based in Louisville, Ky., that provides safe water to people in 72 countries, has partnered with Echo Trail Middle School to give students a deeper understanding ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. This World Water Day, Mongabay looks back at some of its coverage from 2024 on how local communities are trying to protect the world’s dwindling ...

Jane Goodall knew how to engage communities to action. Among her achievements was protecting watersheds and clean water around the world. She developed a model of conservation now practiced across ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Violence over water is on the rise around the world. Researchers counted a record 420 water-related conflicts last ...

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 ...