Explore the global water crisis, water shortage, and lack of water affecting billions. Learn how Water.org is tackling these water problems to transform lives.

What is the global clean water crisis? Water is essential to life, yet 2.2 billion people in the world - 1 in 4 - lack access to it. The water shortage is a growing threat to people around the world. We are working every day to address this clean water crisis. We’re here to …

The global water crisis affects billions of people. Today, 1 in 4 people lack access to safe water and 2 in 5 people lack access to a safe toilet. We give our everything every day to change this because we believe in the power of water. Access to safe water and sanitation can quickly turn problems into potential – empowering people with time ...

The Global Water Crisis “ “ Lack of safe sanitation is the world’s biggest cause of infection. It is the number one enemy of world health. And it deprives hundreds of millions of people not only of health but of energy, time, dignity, and quality of life. - Gourisankar Ghosh, Executive Director of the Water Supply and Sanitation ...

The water crisis is a health crisis. Globally, 2.2 billion people lack access to safe water and 3.5 billion people don’t have access to a safe toilet. More than 1 million people die each year from a lack of access to safe water and sanitation due to health impacts alone.

The Rwamburi Water Project committee formed with hopes of finding an affordable, safe, sustainable solution to their community’s water crisis. Read more about how Water.org’s work to increase affordable access to safe water helped empower the committee to close the gap between their community and access to the safe water they need to ...

Water.org believes that access to capital is the most important barrier to overcome in order to solve the global water crisis. We have broadened our efforts and joined forces with others to increase financing for water and sanitation, helping even more people in need.

The water crisis negatively impacts the health and livelihood of more than one-third of our global population. We exist to change this. For millions of women, children, and communities, access to safe water can turn problems into potential — unlocking education, economic opportunity, and improved health.

More than half of Mexican households with access to piped water receive services on an intermittent basis, and Mexico currently has the highest per capita consumption of bottled water worldwide. Now more than ever, lasting access to safe …

98% of water-related deaths occur in the developing world. The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns. At any given time, half of the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from a water-related disease. An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than the ...