Water

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

Turning Cells into Tools for a Sustainable Future

The 3rd Synthetic Biology Symposium explored using cells as biosensors for contaminant detection, advancing technological capabilities in LAC

THE DROUGHT-MIGRATION- CONFLICT NEXUS Was the Syrian Civil War Really Caused by Climate Change?

Investigating how climate stress, agriculture, and governance shaped Syria’s crisis beyond a single drought event.

In Conversation with Dipesh Chapagain About Why Glaciers Matter Now More Than Ever

Our expert Dipesh Chapagain explains how the impacts of losing glaciers will be felt by everyone, whether you live by a stream or a shoreline.

Enhancing Transboundary Water Security via a Participatory Negotiation Support Framework Spotlight on the Congo Basin

Publication of book on theories of international water and conflict management with chapter authored by UNU-CRIS Senior Research Fellow and PhD Fellow