The first International Soil and Water Forum opened this week in Bangkok to map out concrete measures to boost global efforts in managing water scarcity ... of the United Nations (FAO), in opening ...

In many regions of Africa where oil is believed to be present, extensive seismic surveys have pinpointed dozens of hidden ...

Aridity is silently spreading through many of the world’s cocoa-producing regions. There are steps we can take to save them.

South Africa is facing a severe water crisis that threatens public safety and health… with increasing urbanisation, climate ...

In the United States and across the globe, experts are raising alarms about the possibility of water demand exceeding supply in the near future.

according to United Nations officials — the highest figure since the start of the war more than 15 months ago. The truce allowed the U.N. World Food Program to “bring in urgently needed food ...

In cases where demand is population-driven, high population levels place pressure on the amount of water physically available, leading to per capita water shortages. This is termed population-driven ...

producing less moisture in a nation that is already among the world’s driest. It is conceivable that South Africa’s swiftly increasing population – nearly 1 million new residents a year now – could ...

"Most of these big floods occur in areas where this water cannot accumulate," says Martínez. "They frequently occur in areas not suitable for dams, so we can have at the same time water scarcity ...

The crucial discovery illustrates a potentially game-changing solution to slash the cost of fixing Africa’s most excruciating problem: the lack of clean water. Water scarcity is an insidious ...

Reports from Chinese think tanks openly emphasise the need to outpace downstream hydropower competitors and address the growing water scarcity ... like the United Nations must act now to foster ...