Unsustainable use of freshwater resources worldwide creates enormous challenges for
human societies populating these natural systems, and these challenges are likely to grow …

This paper considers the extent and usefulness of the existing empirical literature on water
supply, demand, and adaptation to climate change for incorporation into integrated …

The cryosphere (including, snow, glaciers, permafrost, lake and river ice) is an integral
element of high mountain regions, which are home to roughly 10% of the global population …

The delineation of the world's international river basins has not been undertaken by any
formal body since 1978. Researchers with the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database …

In the past 5 years there has been a proliferation of efforts to map climate change “hotspots”—
regions that are particularly vulnerable to current or future climate impacts, and where …

Water security is a major challenge for science and society. We review the rapidly growing
literature on water security from the perspective of risk science and management …

Latest Edition: Bridges Over Water: Understanding Transboundary Water Conflict,
Negotiation and Cooperation (2nd Edition) Bridges over Water places the study of …

This book focuses on River Basin Organizations as the key institutions for managing
internationally shared water resources. This includes a comparative analysis of all River …

Competition over limited water resources is one of the main concerns for the coming
decades. Although water issues alone have not been the sole trigger for warfare in the past …

Water security has emerged as a leading framework for water governance that integrates
socio-politico-economic and physical attributes and is readily operationalized. Yet, in …