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World on verge of entering new era of ‘water bankruptcy’

Against a backdrop of chronic groundwater depletion, water over-allocation, land and soil degradation, deforestation, and pollution, the world is on

Even as global water use has been rising in the past two decades, the world is losing 324 billion cubic

There has been major progress in access to water, sanitation and hygiene services in the past decade, but nearly one

The Ganga River basin is experiencing a severe and unprecedented drying trend, threatening water and food security of around 600

Nearly a billion people across the world are expected to face water scarcity through the effects of declining runoff from

At the mid-point of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) period, the world is not on track to achieve universal access

Glaciers across many regions may not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising

Most of the world’s lakes, a critical source of drinking water, are in an unstable state, a new research study

Seawater will infiltrate underground freshwater supplies in about three of every four coastal areas around the world by the year

There has been a sharp rise in conflicts over water resources during recent years across the world, including events like