Our need for fresh water have overshadowed the essential benefits of water that remains in stream to sustain freshwater. The viscous cycle of negative human influences comes back to effect our social, environmental, economic and our own health and well-being. For this reason, we will be going into details about the factors contributing to water stress that ranges from biophysical to infrastructural which are intricately linked to water. By addressing this issue, we will then look at the processes and solutions to incorporate goals and related targets for decreasing water stress.