Water has come under increasing pressure in recent years, resulting in significant declines in both quantity and quality. Concurrently, the Earth has experienced a marked rise in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, particularly floods and droughts. The COVID-19 pandemic further underscored the significance of water for human well-being, especially for drinking and sanitary conditions. This chapter examines the hydrological cycle and its deep entanglement with social contexts, introducing the hydrosocial cycle to better understand human–nature relations and potential responses to water-related challenges. Climate change is examined as a socio-natural phenomenon, which threatens people’s homes and livelihoods through its effects on drinking water supplies, energy production, agricultural output, sea level rise, wildfires, and extreme weather. The chapter also reflects on how communities in the Global South are addressing climate-driven changes in water quantity and quality. Specifically, it tells two stories, one from India and one from Costa Rica, based on an empirical analysis of semi-structured interviews, open-ended discussions, and participant observations. Drawing on work around civic innovations and Haraway’s plea for “staying with the trouble,” these community actions both affirm and subtly transform existing ways of life, offering pragmatic insights into responding to climate impacts on water.