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Henk Ovink appointed Executive Director of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water
An experienced and passionate advocate for the water cause, Ovink will oversee the Commission’s work towards the launch of the group’s final report.
Distinguished environmental advocates Ma Jun (China) and Elizabeth Wathuti (Kenya) have been appointed this month to the Global Commission on the Economics of Water.
Water is vital to climate and nature protection. Will it last?
As global heating shifts the planet’s water cycle out of balance, lives, nature and economies are under threat.
Project Syndicate: Water and the High Price of Bad Economics
The increasingly well-documented links between climate change, biodiversity loss, and water insecurity point to a fundamental issue: our economic systems are based on flawed thinking.
Nikkei Asia: World water crisis is getting more attention, but action is key
Lower-than-normal levels of rain have reduced crop yields this year across large parts of South and Southeast Asia, affecting farmers growing everything from sugar in
Achieving the SDGs requires public-private collaboration on water. Here’s why
Water is in crisis – as it is both a driver and victim of climate change. This year was supposed to be the year that
“The most exciting thing to come out of the [UN Water Conference] was this little booklet,” remarks Tallulah Lutkin, alluding to the release of “Turning
The Commission at UN 2023 Water Conference
“Ovid said that everything changes, nothing perishes,” said the UN President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi, adding that “he could not have found better
The Guardian: First global water conference in 50 years yields hundreds of pledges, zero checks
The first global water conference in almost half a century has concluded with the creation of a new UN envoy for water and hundreds of
Reuters: UN warns ‘vampiric overconsumption’ is draining world’s water
The United Nations used its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday to exhort governments to better manage one of
Global Water Intelligence: The seven stars of the UN Water Conference
Here’s our take on this week’s winners.
Reuters: Explainer: The business of water: no one-size-fits-all approach
Puzzles remains over how best to count the financial, social and environmental costs and benefits of water, but many investors now state an aim to
Reuters: Water’s big moment risks getting lost in the weeds
It’s just typical. You wait almost five decades to make the case for urgent action and investment on the global stage in the world’s financial
Project Syndicate: Waking Up to the World’s Water Crisis
The forced shutdown of nuclear reactors in France, the heavy snowfall that covered large swaths of North America in December, and the recent cholera outbreak
UN holds rare conference on global water crisis
With water scarce in some places, in excess elsewhere, polluted or otherwise problematic, the United Nations addresses this week a global crisis that has been
* Major rice producers need to shift to producing rice that is resilient to flooding and salinity, to cope with likely increase in frequency, intensity
The New Indian Express: Water stress to hit India’s food production by 2050, says report by GCEW
The report says many Asian countries, including China and ASEAN members, who are currently net food exporters, would become net food importers by 2050.
The Times of India: If we fail on water, we fail on climate and development!
As we draw closer to the summer months, as always, water will slowly start emerging as a precious commodity, rivaling the value of gold. Well,
Project Syndicate: Confronting the Global Water Crisis
Water-related challenges – whether there is too much or too little, or whether it is dirty and unsafe – are already fueling chronic food and
World will fail on climate and development if it fails on water, says global group of experts
The unprecedented floods, droughts, and other extreme water events of the last year are not freak episodes but evidence of a systemic crisis that results
Die Zeit: Mariana Mazzucato zur Wasserkrise : “Keinen Tropfen mehr zu verschenken”
Die Welt hat ein extremes Wasserproblem, weiß Mariana Mazzucato, Autorin des ersten Weltwasserberichts. Wie verteilt man Trinkwasser noch gerecht, wenn es knapp wird?
Die Zeit: Globaler Wasserkreislauf gerät aus dem Gleichgewicht
Der Klimawandel und Missmanagement bedrohen die letzten Wasservorräte der Erde, warnen Fachleute im ersten Weltwasserbericht. Sieben Punkte sollen die Krise entschärfen.
Context: Water warning: Economic stability threatened by vanishing rainfall
A rethink of global water security is needed as knowledge grows about the role of nature and climate, analysts say
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The Guardian: Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, say experts
Landmark report urges overhaul of wasteful water practices around world on eve of crucial UN summit
The GCEW will hold a press conference on March 22 at 3pm EST. At this press conference, the four Co-Chairs of the Commission will present
Financing Water: beyond traditional economic thinking, it’s time for global action
Aude Farnault and Xavier Leflaive OECD Environment Directorate As leaders prepare to gather in New York later this month at the UN 2023 Water Conference[1],
Global Water Intelligence: Atmospheric rivers are the new new thing in water
The world of water through the eyes of GWI publisher Christopher Gasson.
The Global Commission on the Economics of Water is saddened to learn that Inge Kaul, a member of the Commission, has died.
The renowned Professor of Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London, Dr Mariana Mazzucato, was interviewed by ECLAC, within the framework of
Project Syndicate: For the Common Good
Tackling our biggest challenges and reversing the undue concentration of wealth and power will require a fundamental change in political economy. Currently, the principle of
Nature: The water crisis is worsening. Researchers must tackle it together
It’s unacceptable that millions living in poverty still lack access to safe water and basic sanitation. Nature Water will help researchers to find a way
The Bartlett: To stop water crises, the world must value water as a global common good
The current water crisis is damaging our environments and livelihoods. We urgently need to renew the way we value and manage water, collectively
Financial Times: Mariana Mazzucato: Unleash the state on the climate crisis
Time for states to take the lead on climate investment, says Mariana Mazzucato
financial Nigeria: Fixing the food trade
In addition to getting food from where it is abundant to where it is needed, trade supports jobs, livelihoods, and incomes. But too often, international
Stockholm International Water Institute: On the road to a water revolution
The climate meeting COP27 has already meant a step forward in the recognition of the role of water in climate action. But this is only
The Water Report: COP27 turns its attention to water
Today is Water Day at COP27. Collective water action is critical to achieving climate targets, delivering a nature positive world and embedding resilience globally.
Project Syndicate: The Entrepreneurial State Must Lead on Climate Change
As a much-touted green alliance of financial institutions crumbles, the private sector has once again proven unequal to the task of climate leadership. The global
Global Water Forum: Reimagining river futures by reshaping water infrastructure
Catastrophic floods and droughts are currently being experienced across the world. Paul Wyrwoll and Quentin Grafton argue that our existing approaches to managing water are
Project Syndicate: Transforming the Economics and Governance of Water
Water-related crises around the world have shown that current systems of governance and economic organization are unsuited for a world altered by global warming. The
Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050.
Gulf Today: Save the irreplaceable drop
The work by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water is meant to offer advice on water management worldwide, as climate change and deforestation
World leaders came together at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 against a backdrop of deepening global frictions and fractures and a once-in-a-century pandemic.
Eco-Business: New global commission to redefine water governance unveiled at Davos
Climate change and deforestation are taking an increasing toll on water supplies and impacting global hydrological cycles. Existing policies for water governance are obsolete, said
Water is life and in Freetown the consequences of limited or no access to clean, potable water are acutely felt by almost 50% of our
Reuters: New group to tackle water security unveiled at Davos
To contend with worsening water woes, experts on Wednesday launched a new global commission to study the value of the world’s water, and work out
A green revolution is needed to solve the climate crisis but this will not succeed without a “blue revolution” in fundamental changes to the way
The Strait Times: Tharman appointed co-chair of global project to transform water governance
Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam was on Wednesday (May 25) announced as one of four co-chairs of a major global
Global leaders came together at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 to pledge to fight for freedom and values against a backdrop of deepening
News Ghana: World Leaders to Fight for Freedom, Values with History at a Turning Point
World leaders came together at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 against a backdrop of deepening global frictions and fractures and a once-in-a-century pandemic.
Climate Control: World Leaders focus on climate change at Davos
World leaders came together at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 against a backdrop of deepening global frictions and fractures and a once-in-a-century pandemic.
