Picture standing in line for hours, just to fill a single bucket with water. Not because there's a natural disaster unfolding ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA - Villagers in Telamwadi village ...

Last month, the Taliban and Iran violently clashed over water rights along their shared border. Though the battle lasted only two hours, the incident seemed to contradict a prevailing consensus in ...

Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic change, disproportionately impacting populations located in the Global South. Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic ...

Nitrogen pollution could intensify global water scarcity threefold by 2050, scientists warn in a recently published paper. In addition, “newly emerging pollutants,” such as microplastics, heavy metals ...

Water scarcity will become a geopolitical and economic constraint, not just a climate issue, in 2026 — EY’s 2026 Geostrategic ...

The human brain is sensitive to scarcity. The lack of something we consider vital, such as time or food, can powerfully shape our thinking and behavior. Take money, for example: when people play a ...

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 ...

Drinking water in the United States is at risk, scientists have said, as nitrogen pollution seems to be increasing. In a new study, scientists found that a third of the world's drinking water could be ...

Keeping healthy could become more costly as climate change and water scarcity cause a huge drop in the global production of vegetables and legumes. [Courtesy] Keeping healthy could become more costly ...