As the magnitude of water shortage issues arise globally, National Geographic Explorers along with the World Freshwater Initiative highlight stories of the communities facing critical challenges.

With millions of lakes and rivers crisscrossing the forest, it is also the world’s largest source of surface freshwater. In comparison to the world’s five largest forests including the Amazon ...

The agricultural industry is the largest user of freshwater, making up nearly 70 ... much water can be extracted from each of our water sources,” Brian Richter, water conservation researcher ...