The economic value of functioning freshwater ecosystems was estimated at $58 trillion in 2023-- or about 60% of global gross ...

Groundwater is a natural water reserve built up over thousands of years. When it's drained too fast because of wasteful water use, it's unlikely to be replenished within a lifetime. Extreme weather ...

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 on ...

“The global water crisis is a tragedy but is also an opportunity to transform the economics of water — and to start by valuing water properly so as to recognize its scarcity,” a co-chair of ...

Iran is facing one of its most severe droughts in recent history, with water reservoirs near the capital, Tehran, approaching ...

In an exclusive interview with Newsweek, Damon called the water crisis the "great global challenge" of our day. And he's got the statistics to back it up.

Please join the CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program on Friday, March 22 at 12:00PM EDT to discuss the themes of this year’s World Water Day and the tools that researchers and decisionmakers ...

By revealing the scale and consequences of global water crisis, the intelligence community has performed a great service. But the policy response to date has been just a drop in the bucket.