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Earth’s surface continuously regulates the planet’s energy balance by reflecting a portion of incoming solar radiation back into space, a process commonly described through surface albedo. Variatio...
Earth’s surface continuously regulates the planet’s energy balance by reflecting a portion of incoming solar radiation back into space, a process commonly described through surface albedo. Variatio...
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, spoke at the London Climate Action Week, where he launched the AI Environmental Transparency Initiative, calling on major artificial intellig...
Earth’s surface continuously regulates the planet’s energy balance by reflecting a portion of incoming solar radiation back into space, a process commonly described through surface albedo. Variatio...
In this webinar hosted by the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) at the University of Arizona in collaboration with the Women in Water Diplomacy Network, Prof. Kaveh Madani, Director of the Uni...
Prof. Roohollah Noori will present research on how anthropogenic inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus to lakes have increased worldwide, leading to higher phytoplankton chlorophyll concentrations at m...
Water insecurity is an increasingly urgent global challenge, affecting the health, well-being, and livelihoods of millions of people. Yet, unlike many other development issues, comparable data on p...
Water quality vulnerability analysis applies an intersectional perspective to reveal how access to safe drinking water functions as both an outcome and a driver of socioeconomic and gender-based st...
🎙️ Join us for the upcoming UNU-INWEH Science Talk with Professor Grace Oluwasanya, lead author of our latest report "Water Quality: A Mirror and Magnifier of Structural Inequalities and Social Inj..
San Francisco’s transformation into a global leader in onsite water reuse systems (ONWS) offers a compelling example of how cities can adapt to intensifying water scarcity. In this talk, Ms. Nof Af...
Environmental water markets are increasingly promoted as flexible, market-based tools to address water scarcity, yet their effectiveness in sustaining ecosystems remains uncertain. Nowhere is this ...
Transboundary aquifers play a critical role in global water supply, yet their shared nature raises concerns about overuse and depletion. In this talk, Dr. Marc F. Müller examines whether groundwate...
Alternative sources of freshwater provided by innovations, have long been available to countries facing water stress. Avoiding and/or resolving conflict with neighbors—caused by the uncertainty of ...
Floods are among the world’s most destructive natural hazards, and their impacts are growing as climate change and urban development increase vulnerability. Yet accurately mapping floods in real ti...
Wildfire prevention is one of the most effective and economical risk mitigation strategies. Human-started wildfires account for over 60% of all recorded wildfires across the western United States a...
Growth in satellite observations and modeling capabilities has transformed drought monitoring by providing near real-time information. However, current monitoring efforts primarily focus on hazards...
The Bengal Delta's contemporary environmental crises such as contested sea-level rise, accelerating groundwater depletion, widespread river sedimentation and intensifying salinity intrusion are not...
Cities across the US Southwest have invested heavily in water conservation to cope with shortages on the Colorado River Basin. As droughts become more intense and frequent in this region, however, ...
Prof. Kaveh Madani, Director of UNU-INWEH, delivered the concluding remarks at the Dakar Water Diplomacy Symposium, co-convened by the Women in Water Diplomacy Network, UNU-INWEH, and other partner...