Human activities have increasingly intensified the severity, frequency, and negative impacts
of droughts in several regions across the world. This trend has led to broader scientific …

Water governance research is confronted with a messy world that is difficult to make sense
of. Mainstream policy approaches tend to simplify and standardise this messiness in ways …

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030
represent an ambitious blueprint to reduce inequalities globally and achieve a sustainable …

Under the threat of climate change and with disproportional impacts expected for the world's
poorest, the adaptation imperative confers renewed justification to development aid …

Highlights•Groundwater sustainability requires challenging water-intensive forms of
agriculture.•There is a need for pluralizing ways of understanding and doing groundwater …

Sociohydrology has advanced understandings of water related phenomena by
conceptualizing changes in hydrological flows and risks as the result of the interplay …

High water availability enhances agricultural performance and food security. However, many
countries where water is abundant according to hydrological indicators face difficulties in the …

Clean, abundant water is essential to the health of New York State's residents, ecosystems,
and economy. This critical natural resource faces numerous challenges associated with …

Systemic inequalities, which affect how water is distributed and used, underlie water
insecurities in higher-income (global North) countries. We explore the interlinkages between …

Commons governance theory is central to identifying and managing conflicts arising from
natural and cultural resources traps. Scholars–using game theory and economic analysis of …