Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources: A Comprehensive Review for the Last Decade

¹ Water Management and Land Use Department, Institute of Agriculture and Agrotechnologies of Karakalpakstan, 230109, Uzbekistan
² Labor and Technical Safety Department, Nukus State Technical University, 230102, Uzbekistan
³ Vegetation, Forestry and Landscape Design Department, Institute of Agriculture and Agrotechnologies of Karakalpakstan, 230109, Uzbekistan

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Abstract

Environmental changes, particularly climate change, negatively influence on livelihoods, food security, public health, and water resources. Global climate change destroys water reservoirs due to its consequence as drought. This review paper aimed to investigate studies on climate change and its impact on water resources in the world for the last 10 years. For this goal, Web of Sciences Core Collection Database was chosen for material search. The initial search conducted on July 21, 2025 and identified 1027 articles. After filtering by language “English”, research period “2016-2025” and document type “Article”, we received 384 final published papers on selected topic. Additionally, we explored publication trend, leading authors, popular subject areas, active institutions, prominent financial supporters, remarkable journals and top countries. Total research interest has increased since 2016, reaching its maximum point in 2021 with a 14.3% contribution. Additionally, Chinese researchers have dominated global scientific output in this field especially Wang. Y had contributed 3.1% to total publications. Environmental Sciences Ecology occupied the leadership as the research topic matches the most, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences contributed a 7.8% share to total publications, demonstrating strong research interest. The National Natural Science Foundation of China was mentioned as a remarkable leader with 18.4% contribution. Water journal produced the most papers with 8.5% share. At last, China illustrated superiority among countries that published more than a fifth of all publications.