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 | 2023-06-08

Envisioning alternative futures helps rethink human-ocean relationships

Imagining sustainable futures for the high seas may inspire change today, according to a recent study.

Research news | 2023-05-03

Time to put ocean sand on the global sustainability agenda

Sand is a key foundation of society, yet on the ocean sustainability front, it remains a blind spot, says new report

Research news | 2021-10-20

Why the blue economy is at a tipping point

A sustainable and equitable ocean economy is within reach. But risks of the opposite loom, according to three reports commissioned by the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance

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 | 2020-06-08

Saving the oceans and the science behind it

As part of the global quest to save our oceans, we present some of our latest research on the issue

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 | 2019-12-17

Invisible resilience in the Anthropocene

Uncovering society’s hidden footprint on the water cycle and its implications for future water security

Research news | 2019-05-22

Call for ocean action in West Africa

Swedish-Liberian Blue Oceans Conference calls for sustainable blue development in West Africa and beyond

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