Localized water shortages are not new in Algeria. In the summer of 2021, for instance, Algiers—the capital, which lies 165 miles to the north of Tiaret—endured interruptions in water access ...

The city of Kabul in Afghanistan is at risk of becoming the first modern capital to run out of water, according to a recent ...

Countries in the Middle East and North Africa are highly prone to water scarcity, with 83% of their population facing extremely high water stress, consuming over 80% of their water supply.

For over two decades, satellites have quietly documented a major crisis unfolding beneath our feet: Earth's continents are drying out at unprecedented rates. Fueled by climate change, groundwater ...

Now, a new study that examines the world’s total supply of fresh water — accounting for its rivers and rain, ice and aquifers together — warns that Earth’s most essential resource is quickly ...

The richest 1 percent in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region were responsible for 26 percent of carbon emissions in 2022, while the poorest half of the population were responsible for only ...

The number of people without access to water is growing in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only region of the world where this is happening. About 387 million people lived without access to basic ...

Zimbabwe’s food needs might escalate by May due to failed staple maize crops which have been affected by severe dry spells caused by El Nino weather patterns. Zimbabwe faces one of the worst droughts ...

The legacies of colonialism and apartheid means that Black communities – who make up 81.4% of South Africa’s population – still do not have the same water access as white communities.