Water

Synthetic Dyes: A Barrier to Circular Economy within the Textile Industry?

World Enters “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy”: UN Scientists Formally Define New Post-Crisis Reality for Billions

Flagship report calls for fundamental reset of global water agenda as irreversible damage pushes many basins beyond recovery

DER GLOBALE WASSERBANKROTT

Leben über unsere hydrologischen Verhältnisse im Zeitalter des Krisenfolgezustands

What is the High Seas Treaty and Why is it Important?

The landmark High Seas Treaty has officially entered into force. Learn what it is and why it is important.

Sinking Earth, Vanishing Water: New Global Analysis Reveals Extensive Land Subsidence Threatening 19% of World Population

Satellite analysis warns that widespread land subsidence threatens 1.6 billion people by 2040, with 86% of the at-risk population concentrated in Asia

Global Water Bankruptcy

Living Beyond our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era

When Waters Turn against Communities: Unraveling Water Governance, Security, and Household Well-Being in Hazard-Prone Coastal Bangladesh

UN University Report Challenges Climate Change as Sole Trigger of Syrian Civil War, Exposing Governance Failures in Drought Response

New evidence debunks the reductionist drought-to-conflict narrative, underlying the role of mismanagement and war in human displacement in Syria.

Harnessing the Power of Biodiversity to Manage Sewage

New technologies enable a targeted approach to microbial community design, presenting an opportunity for constructed wetlands as sanitation tools.

Accelerating Progress on the Water-energy-food-ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus in Sub-saharan Africa

Inter-Agency Policy Brief – December 2025