Environmental Studies and Forestry

Future global urban water scarcity and potential solutions

C. He, Z. Liu, et al.

Discover how urbanization and climate change are intensifying water scarcity in cities worldwide. This impactful study by Chunyang He, Zhifeng Liu, Jianguo Wu, Xinhao Pan, Zihang Fang, Jingwei Li, and Brett A Bryan reveals alarming projections for the global urban population facing water scarcity by 2050, particularly highlighting the severe impact on India. Infrastructure investments may provide relief, but significant environmental trade-offs are at play.