(AP Photo /Edmar Barros, File) (CN) — The Global Commission on the Economics of Water warns the world is currently in a water crisis that will only worsen if urgent steps aren’t taken to address the ...

Decades of destructive land use and water mismanagement have collided with the human-caused climate crisis to put “unprecedented stress” on the global water cycle, said the report published ...

PARIS, France — Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world’s food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday. “Nearly 3 billion ...

South Africa’s biggest companies are exploring widening a partnership with the government to help resolve a water crisis that’s threatening to leave the nation’s commercial hub dry.

Image Mr. Wallace and Ms. Reineke heading to the Thames to collect samples. Thames Water might be the starkest example of the crisis, but anger is felt around the country, from Windermere in the ...

Rand Water has sounded the alarm over excessive withdrawals by municipalities, leading to an unprecedented crisis. The bulk water supplier has repeatedly alerted local governments of the potential ...

GRIM. Residents protesting near a water tank deployed by the City of Johannesburg. This is what awaits the city if they do not heed the call to use water sparingly. Picture: Gallo Images There are ...

SINGAPORE, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Countries need a new international pact to fix a mounting water crisis that could cut economic growth by at least 8% and put half the world's food supplies at risk by ...

Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world's food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published Thursday. "Nearly 3 billion people and more than ...