On the occasion of the Wilson Center's 50th anniversary, its Environmental Change and Security Program and nine co-sponsoring programs convened experts on November 28 from government, the NGO sector, and academia for a compreh
- Panel Discussion
- Global Waters Article“When there are floods, we have to build barriers to keep our land safe,” says Ataev Maksat, a 35-year old farmer from Saryyazy, a village in Mary, Turkmenistan.
- TrainingThis course presents multiple facets of governance for transboundary freshwater security – from financing mechanisms to negotiation skills – while emphasizing the urgency of sustainable development and cooperation at many levels.
- WebinarWater security is critical for ecosystem, human and animal health, especially for regions where water is scarce and of poor quality.
- BriefNatural ecosystems such as forests, grasslands, and wetlands harvest water, remove chemical and biological contaminants, and store and deliver this water for human use.
- WebinarThis series is part of the training sessions created by the partners of the Big Data Analytics and Transboundary Water Collaboration for Southern Africa.
- ReportUNICEF launched the Water Under Fire campaign in March 2019 to draw global attention to three fundamental areas where changes are urgently needed to secure access to safe and sustainable water and sanitation in fragile contexts.
- WebinarThe Sustainable Water Partnership held this webinar on August 15, 2019 to learn about the U.S.
- Water CurrentsAccording to the United Nations (UN), transboundary waters—the aquifers and lake and river basins shared by two or more countries—account for an estimated 60 percent of global freshwater flow and are home to more than 40 percent of the
- ReportThe world’s 286 transboundary river basins support the socioeconomic well-being of more than 40 percent of its population, as well as the ecosystems on which they depend. The use of shared water resources by one country will, in most ca