A multi-sectoral and multilateral approach to South Asia's rivers could provide sustainable development, but it needs to include those already marginalised by a...

The Planetary Security Conference 2019, which concluded on 20 February, saw a number of workshops being held on the Sahel region and specifically Mali, one of...

Leaving No One Behind is the mantra of the 2019 UN-Water campaign. Foreign policy agendas of countries should apply the principle and integrate the voices of...

Water is a matter of survival and plays a critical role in social, economic and environmental activities as well. With a rise in global demand for water, water...

After close to 40 years of armed conflict, Afghanistan may be poised to begin a period of economic recovery. Electrifying remote areas and establishing...

In many ongoing armed conflicts, water has been used as a weapon of war, but it can also be a strong instrument of peace.

Although water is an essential input for agriculture and industrial production, it is also scarce in many regions. When it crosses international borders via...

The experience of the Saralbhanga River, which flows from Bhutan to India, shows the power of involving local people in river management.

A new report analyses how the transition to a low-carbon economy – and the minerals and metals required to make that shift – could affect fragility, conflict...