Since the UN water conference at Mar del Plata in 1977, there have been international
debates about how water governance could and should respond to the challenges of …

Water has become an urgent theme in anthropology as the worldwide need to provide
adequate supplies of clean water to all people becomes more challenging. Anthropologists …

Extreme droughts are affecting millions of livestock farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, causing
water shortages, famines, migration and fatalities. The construction of new small water …

South Asian countries face mounting challenges in meeting the growing demand for food,
water, and energy for a rapidly growing population. Countries have provided policy support …

The implementation of the green economy in Tanzania is currently re-arranging space in
significant ways. The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) has …

Whether the inter-state and sub-national tensions over transboundary waters will lead to
greater conflict or increased cooperation remains a hotly debated issue. Most work on the …

There is growing awareness within the economics profession of the important role narratives
play in the economy. Even though empirical approaches that try to quantify economic …

Violent clashes between Fulani and Dogon have recently escalated in the Seeno plains in
central Mali. After failing to defeat a “jihadist” insurgency dominated by Fulani, the Malian …

Locally and globally, mega-hydraulic projects have become deeply controversial. Recently,
despite widespread critique, they have regained a new impetus worldwide. The …

As the pressure on water is increasing, the risk that the required amounts of water will not be
available is also increasing in many semi-arid areas. Interbasin water transfers are designed …