Southern Africa is famous for its rich nature and biosphere, diverse and vibrant cultures, and world-renowned natural sites. However, the region is also...
The State of the River Nile Basin Report (SOB) 2021 for the Nile River provides a knowledge basis for transboundary water resource management. Building on the...
The climate data for 2021 is now mostly in, and it has proved to be another noteworthy year across the oceans, atmosphere, cryosphere and surface temperature of...
The first-ever ‘Handbook on Water Allocation in a Transboundary Context’ explains the various phases, benefits and challenges of transboundary water allocation...
The Kandadji Dam project in Niger is projected to displace about 38,000 people living near the Niger River due to the ongoing activities. Focusing only on the...
A twin human rights and environmental crisis in Colombia has intensified since the government and rebel army FARC signed a peace treaty in 2016. The...
Connected and healthy rivers deliver many important benefits, but if all currently proposed hydropower dams are built, over 260,000 km of rivers will lose free...
This policy paper summarises the main findings from research conducted under CASCADES on the Central Sahel, covering Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. This research...
In an article recently published in Climate and Development, researcher Daniel Abrahams examines how climate change alters conflict outcomes and vulnerability...
With growing competition for water resources, foreign policy should engage with political realities rather than technical solutions alone, argue Benjamin Pohl...
Not only is the Sahel highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, but it is also one of the regions where climate change is most likely to undermine...
Justice has long been a central element of the international community’s approach to climate change, including with regard to financial support for adaptation...
The Sahel has been identified as one of the regions where climate change is most likely to undermine security and trigger violent conflict. This is a function...
The 2021 World Water Development Report on “Valuing Water” assesses the current status of, and challenges to, the valuation of water across different sectors...
After Hurricanes Eta and Iota swept through Nicaragua in November 2020, approximately half a million were left without access to clean water, hygiene, and...