SINGAPORE, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Countries need a new international pact to fix a mounting water crisis that could cut economic growth by at least 8% and put half the world's food supplies at risk by ...

A research effort tracking water scarcity around the world shows California, Arizona and other Western states are experiencing water stress at high levels similar to arid countries such as Saudi ...

Of all the ways that humans consume water, there is no practice that uses more water than irrigation, which accounts for more than 90% of humanity’s water consumption. While irrigation is necessary to ...

Global water scarcity is one of the major resource depletion crises in the world. The water demand has more than doubled since 1960 due to a growth in population and urbanization, according to the ...

On farms, water stress and climate shocks are disrupting food production ... In Sub-Saharan Africa, droughts leave 600,000 to 900,000 people without jobs each year. Global water use increased by 25% ...

Food production is concentrated in too few countries, many of which face water shortages, the researchers said. By Somini Sengupta High food prices, meet the global water crisis. The world’s food ...

A study by the World Resources Institute suggests over 50 countries will experience high to extremely high water stress by 2050. Water scarcity is expected to be most severe in the Middle East, North ...

Climate change could leave 74% of the world’s drought-prone regions at high risk of severe and prolonged droughts by the end of the century, new research suggests. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes ...

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said over 700 million people in the world face high and critical water stress. It noted over 90 per cent of natural disasters are water ...