Research story | 2024-03-06

Freshwater planetary boundary has been crossed since the mid-twentieth century

The global freshwater cycle has shifted far beyond pre-industrial conditions, a new analysis shows

Research news | 2021-09-23

Water resilient food systems for future climates

In a statement published by the Global Resilience Partnership, a group of 31 globally diverse practitioners and researchers, sound a clarion call for water resilience to be brought to the forefront of building resilient and sustainable food systems

Research news | 2021-02-02

In drought-prone Sahel, rain still remains a gift only few farmers can enjoy

Since the 1980s, rainfall conditions for agriculture have improved only in scattered areas across the region

Research news | 2020-02-19

How to manage the world’s most important life-support system

Malin Falkenmark calls for a shift towards a water based biosphere stewardship. The alternative, she warns, could be catastrophic

Research news | 2019-01-14

A friend and a foe

Amid global environmental change, water becomes both the victim and the instigator for irreversible damage