This section explores the nuances of global water challenges, featuring insights by our researchers, collaborative pieces with our partners, and Q&A styled dialogues with industry experts. It complements our work by providing context, commentary, and a deeper understanding of our research findings.
ERW Opinion: On Methods for Assessing Water-Resource Risks and Vulnerabilities
As populations and economies continue to expand and as anthropogenic climate change accelerates, pressures on regional freshwater resources are also growing.
National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Water, Security, and Conflict: Violence over Water in 2015
Since its founding in 1987, the Pacific Institute has worked to understand the links between water resources, environmental issues, and international security and conflict.
Moving from Theory to Practice: A Synthesis of Lessons about Incentive-Based Instruments for Freshwater Management
There has been growing interest in applying incentive-based instruments, such as pollution charges and tradeable permits, to address the twin challenges of accessing enough freshwater to meet our needs while also preserving the well-being of freshwater ecosystems.
Huffington Post: The Most Important Water Stories of 2015
In early 2015, participants at the World Economic Forum, a who’s who of the political and business elite, ranked water crises as the top global risk. Water was also a key factor in the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a blueprint for international development over the next 15 years.
Sanitation and Water for All Partner Perspectives: One Year On: Companies and Respect for the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
2015 was a historic year for sustainable development. The world came together and adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new framework that will guide development for the next 15 years.
Huffington Post: The Historic, Unprecedented, Landmark Climate Agreement
Historic. Unprecedented. Landmark. Also, the world’s greatest diplomatic success. A turning point for the world. This is some of the language used to describe the global climate agreement reached this week in Paris.