The world needs to better manage its freshwater resources but thirsty new technologies touted as solutions could lead to "serious problems" if left unchecked, a UN report warned Friday.

Increasing global water scarcity is fuelling more conflicts and contributing to instability, the United Nations warns in a new report ... in gender-based violence against a group of displaced ...

Increasing demand for water at the same time as increasing scarcity presents real and fundamental challenges for industry, ...

The United Nations and the World Meteorological ... commissioned found that sea level lapping against Tonga’s capital ...

If the politics of water is touchy in well-off, stable places like Australia and Chile, it is explosive in poorer countries.

Securing the world's water supply has emerged as a critical challenge in the face of evolving environmental and governance ...

The UN's latest report on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) warns that the world is on track to miss its 2030 water management goals by 25 years. The report highlights the urgent need for ...

In 2010 World Water Day was dedicated to the theme of water quality. UN ... a global water quality index, as well as preliminary sensitivity analysis and validation of the index against real ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent out a global climate “SOS” at a Pacific islands summit last week, ...

Animals and plants provide humans with everything necessary for survival - including fresh water ... and plants to cope with, the UN warns. It says that limiting global temperature rises to ...

The entire population of Gaza faces "an imminent risk of famine", according to a UN-backed global hunger monitoring ... and struggling to find food, fuel, water and medical supplies.