Water scarcity threatens people in various regions, and has predominantly been studied
from a water quantity perspective only. Here we show that global water scarcity is driven by …

Inadequate water quality can mean that water is unsuitable for a variety of human uses, thus
exacerbating freshwater scarcity. Previous large-scale water scarcity assessments mostly …

Freshwater scarcity is increasingly perceived as a global systemic risk. Previous global
water scarcity assessments, measuring water scarcity annually, have underestimated …

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 …

In this letter we analyse the temporal development of physical population-driven water
scarcity, ie water shortage, over the period 0 AD to 2005 AD. This was done using …

The 2018 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report stated that nearly
6 billion peoples will suffer from clean water scarcity by 2050. This is the result of increasing …

Water demand is expected to continue rising to support growing population, particularly in
water-stressed countries and regions. Amid competitive water needs for agricultural …

Water scarcity has become a major constraint to socio‐economic development and a threat
to livelihood in increasing parts of the world. Since the late 1980s, water scarcity research …

Desalination technology is finding new outlets in supplying water to meet growing municipal
domestic consumption needs in water scarce countries with a per capita availability below …

This paper provides an overview of the Special Issue on water supply and water scarcity.
The papers selected for publication include review papers on water history, on water …