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The Global Water Forum was created in 2010 through the efforts of the UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance at the Australian National University. In 2017, we broadened our collaboration by partnering with the University of Oxford.

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Quo Vadis Indus Water Treaty?

1 week ago | globalwaterforum.org | David Salt

Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada (University of Glasgow, UK)Following a terrorist attack in disputed territories between India and Pakistan, India has suspended the Indus Water Treaty, one of the world’s most long running and important transboundary water agreements. Established 65 years ago in 1960, the Treaty outlines India’s and Pakistan’s obligations with respect to the use of the Indus River System’s waters.
Climate Change & Corrosion: How Environmental Factors Are Accelerating the Degradation of our Water Infrastructure

1 month ago | globalwaterforum.org | David Salt

Ellie Gabel, Revolutionized, USAIt’s often said the water brings climate change right up to our front doors; a reference to rising sea levels, storms and floods. While this is true, climate change is also having less visible impacts on our water infrastructure, impacts that if not managed appropriately will have enormous consequences for society. Here, Ellie Gabel describes some of these threats and the measures we can take to counter them.
Cultural Conservation Methods of Water at Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

2 months ago | globalwaterforum.org | David Salt

Joshua Matanzima, The University of Queensland, AustraliaAt Lake Kariba, scientific methods are dominant when it comes to the conservation of natural resources. Yet, there is scope for the incorporation of local cultural methods when it comes to water conservation. Unfortunately, these are downplayed. Furthermore, little effort is being put in place to teach local school children and youths about existing cultural conservation methods and their importance.
Urban water scarcity and drought: A case study from semi-arid Bursa, Türkiye

Feb 6, 2025 | globalwaterforum.org | David Salt

Semanur Coskun (Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Türkiye), Abdullah Akbas (Bursa Uludağ University, Türkiye)As one of Türkiye’s fastest growing cities, Bursa needs to consider how available water resources can be managed to supply a growing population in a time of climate change.
Decentralized Water Treatment Solutions: Empowering Communities With Localized Systems

Jan 15, 2025 | globalwaterforum.org | David Salt

Ellie Gabel, Revolutionized, USAAccess to clean water is fundamental to health, economic development and environmental sustainability. Yet, while effective in many regions, centralized water treatment systems often fail to meet the needs of remote or underserved communities. Here, Ellie Gabel discusses why decentralized water treatment systems are emerging as a transformative solution, providing localized, adaptable and cost-effective ways to ensure safe drinking water for all.
Bargaining with Nature over water reforms: the first independent assessment of the State of the Murray-Darling Basin raises serious concern

Dec 18, 2024 | globalwaterforum.org | David Salt

Matthew Colloff (Australian National University, Australia), Jamie Pittock (Australian National University, Australia), Quentin Grafton (Australian National University, Australia), Sarah Wheeler (Flinders University, Australia), John Williams (Australian National University, Australia), Kate Lanyon (Australian National University, Australia), Bradley Moggridge (University of Canberra, Australia), Richard Kingsford (University of New South Wales, Australia) and Gilad Bino (University of New...
A ‘Beyond Growth’ Response to the World’s Water Crises

Dec 9, 2024 | globalwaterforum.org | David Salt

R. Quentin Grafton (Australian National University, Australia), Safa Fanaian (Australian National University, Australia) and Sarah Ann Wheeler (Flinders University, Australia) and 28 colleagues*The world is facing multiple crises relating to water quality, quantity and security. Government responses to date focus on a ‘business as usual’ approach prioritising economic and/or green growth. But responses that prioritise growth are largely failing.
Water as a victim and driver of the climate crisis: A call for collective action at scale.

Dec 4, 2024 | globalwaterforum.org | David Salt

Maitreyee Mukherjee (National University of Singapore, Singapore) & Cecilia Tortajada (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)Humanity faces a looming water crisis, that is exacerbated by climate change. Here, Maitreyee Mukherjee and Cecilia Tortajada make a plea for urgency on how water is valued and governed across countries.
Chiefs and floods: Hybrid governance and flood risk adaptation in Tamale, Ghana

Nov 27, 2024 | globalwaterforum.org | David Salt

Samuel Agyei-Mensah (University of Ghana, Ghana), George Owusu (University of Ghana, Ghana) & Frans Berkhout (King’s College London, United Kingdom)The conventional approach to managing changing flood risks in cities emphasises the strengthening of state institutional capacities to deliver technocratic solutions. Samuel Agyei-Mensah and colleagues argue that in many African cities this simply isn’t enough and has been ineffective in the past.
Mitigating flood risks in downstream urban areas with controlled upstream embankment breaches - how do you determine what is fair?

Nov 20, 2024 | globalwaterforum.org | David Salt

Nguyen H.D. My (Hue University, Vietnam) & Tobias Börger (Berlin School of Economics and Law and Berlin Centre for Empirical Economics, Germany)Controlled embankment breaches are a method for reducing the impact of floods. They involve the deliberate release of water into upstream regions, such as across agricultural fields or into wetlands. If done appropriately, they can reduce the flooding impact in downstream urban centers.