The Martuwarra (Fitzroy River) in Western Australia has sustained Indigenous peoples and their societies for millennia.

In South Asia, climate change will make water-allocation decisions more complex, and potentially more contentious, across three areas: urban growth, low-carbon electricity, and agriculture.

Why have plans for hydropower development in the Himalayan region waxed and waned over the years? In what ways are the contested landscapes of Himalayan hydropower…

Adaptation is not only about adjusting to new sequences of ongoing and potential changes in SAM-N spawned by climate change but also social practices.

Lessons from LAPA can help understand how vulnerable families in a context of development deficit deal with extreme climate shocks.

Fragmentation of rivers by dam building, loss of aquatic biodiversity and careful attention to dependent local livelihoods are rising global concerns.

River restoration is now a multi-billion-dollar industry globally. However financial investment without the understanding of the real problem that has led to the drying of rivers will not bring in value for money.

Urban planners and architects need to see rural and urban not in silos, but as integrated eco-systems.

SmartPaani’s journey provides useful lessons to Nepal’s policy makers and households about the role social business enterprise that practice fair business play in providing such services. Pursuing a fair business practice, SmartPaani will bring new perspectives and make the company a part of sustainable drinking water solutions in Nepal.

The ongoing 20-year drought, with the likelihood that climate change is the cause, has diminished the flow of water in the Colorado River by over 20% with even less water predicted in the future.

South Asia is in its peak monsoon season, and floods are increasingly becoming grave threats to the region’s population.

Flood disasters are outcomes of excessive control over water, over people, over money, and over political power.

EWSs should aim to integrate the concerns of local people and be inclusive of gender, cultural, linguistic, and other social aspects.

Care for people and the planet must be embedded in business models such that profits are generated responsibly and in a manner that helps lift all people, as opposed to benefiting only a handful.

Applying principles of Buddhist economics is about innovating and choosing a unique path to development.