Water crisis

Water crisis could refer to:

• Water bankruptcy, a condition caused by an overuse of water resource for an extended period to the extent that leads to irreversible ecosystem damages, resulting in systems losing their ability to restore historical ecosystem service baselines.
• Water security, a goal of water management and policy
• Water scarcity, a shortage of water in a specific geography, such as the Cape Town water crisis
• Drought, the meteorological conditions created by lack of precipitation

Specific events

Americas

Chile

• Chilean water crisis
• Petorca water crisis

Honduras

• Water crisis in Honduras

United States

• Flint water crisis
• Jackson, Mississippi water crisis
• January 2025 Richmond water crisis
• Newark water crisis
• Pittsburgh water crisis
• Red Hill water crisis

Uruguay

• 2022–2023 Uruguay drought or water crises

Asia

• 1998 Klang Valley water crisis
• 2019 Chennai water crisis
• Water crisis in Metro Manila

Africa

• Cape Town water crisis
• Water crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Oceania

• 1998 Sydney water crisis

See also

• Peak water