Irrigation accounts for~ 70% of global freshwater withdrawals and~ 90% of consumptive
water use, driving myriad Earth system impacts. In this Review, we summarize how irrigation …

Long-term global scenarios have underpinned research and assessment of global
environmental change for four decades. Over the past ten years, the climate change …

Continually improving and affordable wastewater management provides opportunities for
both pollution reduction and clean water supply augmentation, while simultaneously …

Water security is at stake today. While climate changes influence water availability,
urbanization and agricultural activities have led to increasing water demand as well as …

This Report responds to the invitation for IPCC?... to provide a Special Report in 2018 on the
impacts of global warming of 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels and related global …

Urban water demand will increase by 80% by 2050, while climate change will alter the
timing and distribution of water. Here we quantify the magnitude of these twin challenges to …

The ongoing emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) is triggering changes in many climate
hazards that can impact humanity. We found traceable evidence for 467 pathways by which …

Water scarcity has become a major issue to sustainable development. It can be estimated by
available fresh water resources and human water withdrawal, which are affected by both …

Water scarcity, a critical environmental issue worldwide, has primarily been driven by a
significant increase in water extractions during the last century. In the coming decades …

Water usage increased alongside its competitiveness due to its finite amount. Yet, many
industries still rely on this finite resource thus recalling the need to recirculate their water for …