The World’s Water: Hard Facts Point Toward the Soft Path

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Experts say water crises can be averted with better management,…

Thirsty Mauritanians Have Miles to Go before They Drink

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BOURA, Mauritania -- In the face of desertification, the landscape…

Dangerous Bedfellows: Cholera Stricken Zimbabwe Braces for Malaria Outbreak

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- In Zimbabwe, the Cholera crisis…

Opinion: Is There a Right to Water?

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Does water belong to the life-protecting litany of the United…

Courting Disaster: Chevron Brought Before Law in Ecuador Wastewater Dispute

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More than 125,000 people have filed a class-action lawsuit in Ecuador.

Un-ease and Dis-ease a Crippling Combination for Democratic Republic of Congo

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As emerging conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…

Three Gorges Dam Causes Havoc as Water Levels Rise

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BEIJING -- The hydroelectric feat that displaced over a million…

Going against the Flow: India, Bangladesh worry China may Divert Water from Tibet

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Downstream worries about the environment, agriculture and politics.

Toxic Yellow River Intensifies ‘China’s Sorrow’

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BEIJING -- One third of China's Yellow River is now poisonous…

Rose George’s World of Human Waste and Why It Matters

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What we should do about the dirty world of a dirty word by…

Pakistan takes India Water Row to World Bank

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan reports that India diverted…

Three billion without water by 2080

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U.N. experts predict global water shortages could triple in…