A map from the paper showing potential municipal solid waste (MSW) leakage in rivers in 2020. The hotspots of waste may only get worse in the future.

Lack of clean water isn’t unique to the Marshall Islands. According to a 2023 UNICEF report, over 2.2 billion people around the world don’t have access to safely managed drinking water, which ...

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 ...

The world has a worsening water crisis, and half of all food production will be at risk of failure by the middle of this century. That’s the worrying message from a major international study ...

Fuel shortages have crippled hospitals, water systems, bakeries and relief operations in Gaza as more than 2 million people there are suffering from dire shortages of basic supplies and medical care.

The world faces a water crisis — 4 powerful charts show how. Hundreds of millions of people lack access to safe water and sanitation. Will the first UN conference on water in nearly 50 years ...