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The Great Adaptation: Why Climate Security Is Redefining Global Power
November 21st, 2025
Via Illuminem, commentary on the Great Adaptation – why climate security is redefining global power: We are living through a quiet revolution, one not marked by battles or borders, but by resilience. The world is entering an age where power is measured not by dominance or wealth, but by endurance. The ability of a nation to absorb […]
Read more »Pacific Institute Analysis Finds Surge in Reported Water-Related Violence
November 13th, 2025
Via Pacific Institute, new analysis showing a sharp increase in incidents where water is a trigger, weapon, or casualty of violence: Violence over water resources reached record levels, continuing a trajectory of steep growth in such incidents over the past quarter century, and especially in the last several years, according to a new assessment from […]
Read more »Preventing Water-Related Conflict to Promote US National Security and Build Global Stability
November 10th, 2025
Via Council on Strategic Risks, a report on water-related conflict through the lens of U.S. national security and global stability: Executive Summary Increasing global water stress poses a threat to both human and national security, making it essential to address these challenges to protect US national security and promote global stability. Primary Observations: The world […]
Read more »Water Scarcity Is Emerging As A $300 Billion Market Risk
October 21st, 2025
Via Forbes, a report on how water scarcity is now being viewed as a market risk: Droughts and disrupted harvests are no longer just weather events — they are early warnings of the financial consequences of global water insecurity. This summer brought severe strain across key agricultural regions. By mid-May 2025, more than half of […]
Read more »UN Calls for Democratization of Fresh Water
October 21st, 2025
As reported by Circle of Blue, in a report presented last week to the United Nations, Pedro Arrojo Agudo, the special rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, called for the democratization of fresh water and urged governments around the world to abandon the resource’s commodification and privatization. “We are not […]
Read more »Peak Groundwater Withdrawals
October 11th, 2025
Via AGU Earth’s Futures publication, new research detailing the world’s arrival at ‘peak’ groundwater withdrawals: Abstract “Peak Groundwater” is the maximum withdrawal rate of groundwater from an aquifer system that precedes a decline in withdrawals resulting from aquifer depletion. This paper traces generalizable phases in groundwater-withdrawal regimes in individual aquifer systems and their associated impacts […]
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