Safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are fundamental to an improved
standard of living. Globally, 91% of households used improved drinking water sources in …

The relationships between energy use in food systems, food system productivity, and energy
resource constraints are complex. Moreover, ongoing changes in food production and …

Groundwater wells supply water to billions of people, but they can run dry when water tables
decline. Here, we analyzed construction records for~ 39 million globally distributed wells …

Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times-fundamental
to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse …

The growth of agricultural production systems is a major driver of groundwater depletion
worldwide. Balancing groundwater supply and food production requires localized …

Study region The upstream part of the Essaouira basin, a data-scare region in Morocco,
Northwestern Africa. Study focus The scarcity of hydro-climate data is a significant challenge …

Multiple intersecting factors place pressure on planetary systems on which society and
ecosystems depend. Climate change and variability, resource use patterns, globalization …

Due to spatial unevenness in rainfall, groundwater dependency for irrigation has increased
exponentially, which poses a challenge for its sustainability. Hence, the long-term behaviour …

Safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are fundamental to improving
standards of living for people. The improved standards made possible by WASH include …

During the second half of the 20th century the global food production more than doubled
and thus responded to the doubling of world population. But the gains in food production …