The Effects of Climate Change on Groundwater: An Out-Of-Sight Crisis
Both groundwater quantity and quality are being affected by extended periods of droughts and floods caused by extreme weather events. We urgently need more research, knowledge-sharing, and advocacy to better understand the situation and take action. It is well known climate
How the Shared Challenge of Climate Change Facilitates Peacebuilding
The shared challenge of climate change can open a window of opportunity to facilitate peacebuilding, as demonstrated by the Turkana and the Dodoth, an exemplary case of cross-border collaboration. To understand what happened it helps to look at the environment in
Ecological Threats, Conflict and Displacement Crises in Syria
The ETR finds that ecological threats in Syria have exacerbated existing social tensions and fragilities. Using IEP’s Positive Peace Index (PPI), the Ecological Threat Register (ETR) analyses the relationship between countries with high ecological threats and low levels of resilience to
Combating drought in the Dry Corridor of Guatemala
Local on-the-ground technical committees are well placed to provide valuable information and devise measures to help farmers fight drought, as shown here in the Dry Corridor of Guatemala. Article in collaboration with: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food
The Quest for Clean Water: Startups and Their Solutions
Few people realize that there are parts of the world in which access to clean drinking water is not a given. Even fewer are aware that many people’s lives revolve entirely around collecting and obtaining clean drinking water. People who have
Water in our World: Are We Sinking or Swimming?
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES HERE. Water is integral to the 2030 Agenda Water is a vital resource connecting all life on the planet. As such, it
IMPAKTER ESSAY: Water, Water: Everywhere, Nowhere, and Such High Prices
Water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water. –Albert Szent-Györgi, 1937 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Water is known to be as plentiful as air and just as free. Most of
Water Politics in the Middle East
Water politics is the thirst for power through water. As water becomes an increasingly scarce resource, we will see its presence grow in global discourses, negotiations, and conflicts. Although water was considered essential for the realization of most human rights, it
Can City: Interview with Alexander Groves
Conceived by Studio Swine designers, Alexander Groves and Asuza Murakami, Can City is Social design project at its best. The heart of this projects lies on the designers desire to celebrate Catadores- aluminum can collectors- in Brazil and to uplift their