The United Nations will host its first water-focused conference in nearly five decades as clean supplies across the world are being squeezed from devastating floods and droughts.

The world is facing an imminent water crisis, with demand expected to outstrip the supply of fresh water by 40 percent by the end of this decade, experts have said on the eve of a crucial UN water ...

By 2050, the number of people in cities facing water scarcity is projected to nearly double from 930 million people in 2016 to up to 2.4 billion, the report found. Urban water demand is expected ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says water, "humanity's lifeblood", is being drained by "unsustainable water use, pollution and unchecked global warming".

Providing safe and affordable water to cities and rural areas is only possible through a communal management of water-supply and sanitation systems. ... The United Nations World Water Development ...

New UN report paints a grim picture for the future of the world's water NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Richard Connor of UNESCO about Wednesday's report on the state of the world's water supply.

The last time the United Nations hosted a conference dedicated to global water supply and sanitation the world looked vastly different. Half as many people were alive. China’s economy was smaller than ...

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 ...

United Nations. Climate Crisis. Guests. Boluwaji Onabolu. ... 60% of the world’s population could face water supply issues by 2050. At the U.N. Water Conference in New York last week, ...

The United Nations warned on Tuesday that the two biggest water reservoirs in the United States have dwindled to “dangerously low levels” due to the impacts of climate change. The situation ...

Morning headlines - 03/22/2023 01:26. 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 ...