PARIS, France, March 22, 2024 (ENS) - Tensions over access to clean water are aggravating conflicts worldwide, finds the United Nations World Water Development Report 2024, just published by ...

The world is facing a looming global water crisis that threatens to "spiral out of control" as increased demand for water and the intensifying impacts of the climate crisis put huge pressure on ...

The alarming extent of water scarcity across the world is detailed in a map compiled by a leading environmental think tank. It shows two key types of scarcity; water is said to be either physically ...

The UN World Water Development Report 2023 was released right before the first UN conference on global water scarcity in nearly a half-century, which is set to kickstart on Wednesday.

than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations said on Monday. “A staggering 347 million children under 18 are exposed to high or extremely high water scarcity in South Asia, the highest ...

New research shows that by 2050 an additional 1 billion people will live in areas with high levels of water stress. See where water is scarcest in the world — and why we need to conserve.

Increasing global water scarcity is fuelling more conflicts and contributing to instability, the United Nations warns in a new report, which says access to clean water is critical to promoting peace.

Between 1.7-2.4 billion people will suffer water scarcity by 2050 - around a billion more than already do so today, according to the new report by the United Nations World Water Development.

PARIS (IANS) – The United Nations World Water Development Report 2024, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, highlights that tensions over water are exacerbating conflicts worldwide. To ...

The world is facing a looming global water crisis that threatens to “spiral out of control” as increased demand for water and the intensifying impacts of the climate crisis put huge pressure ...