Water Security
Competing demands for freshwater play out between sectors and regions within the same country, and between nations that vie for access to the water on which their entire economies—agriculture, energy, and industry—rely. This web page is the library for all content on water security by scholars across CSIS. The CSIS Project on Water Security web page present comprehensive policy solutions to the challenges water insecurity poses to U.S. geopolitical and economic interests, with a special focus on global food security, produced by the CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program. The Water and the Future of the Middle East project webpage houses the Middle East Program’s work to energize the policy environment around the issue of water insecurity in the region and provide constructive recommendations for necessary transformation.
Troubling Waters: Understanding Global Water Security
As the ramifications of the global water crisis grow in scope and severity, understanding the manifold and devastating consequences of water insecurity—in all its forms—is increasingly critical to safeguarding the lives and livelihoods of billions around the world.
Digital Report by Zane Swanson and Sarah Grace — February 12, 2024
The Siege of Gaza’s Water
Commentary by Natasha Hall, Anita Kirschenbaum, and David Michel — January 12, 2024
Water and Global Climate Action at COP28
Commentary by David Michel — December 20, 2023
Water and Food: How, When, and Why Water Imperils Global Food Security
Critical Questions by David Michel — October 16, 2023
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Living the Global Water Crisis
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Ripple Effect: Exploring the Intersection of Water Insecurity and Displacement in the Middle East
The Future of Sustainable Water Infrastructure
Venezuela's Water Crisis and the Path Forward
India's Inter-State Water Wars: Causes, Consequences, and Cures
A Conversation with UN IFAD President Alvaro Lario
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India’s Water and Sanitation 3.0: A Blueprint for Sustainable Development
Commentary by Bhawna Prakash — April 25, 2024
Ships, Trains, and Trucks: Unlocking Ukraine’s Vital Trade Potential
Report by Romina Bandura, Ilya Timtchenko, and Benjamin Robb — April 8, 2024
Living the Global Water Crisis
Event — March 22, 2024
Living the Global Water Crisis: How the World Experiences Water Insecurity
Report — March 22, 2024
Charting 2024 through Data
Digital Report by Jaehyun Han, Brian Hart, and Heather Williams, Kelsey Hartigan, Lachlan MacKenzie, Reja Younis, Otto Svendsen, Sissy Martinez, Zane Swanson, Anita Kirschenbaum, David Michel, Henry Ziemer, Michaela Simoneau — March 19, 2024
Troubling Waters: Understanding Global Water Security
Digital Report by Zane Swanson and Sarah Grace — February 12, 2024
2024 Global Forecast: Vying for Influence in the Global South
Digital Report by Michelle Strucke, J. Stephen Morrison, Noam Unger, Caitlin Welsh, Richard M. Rossow, Gregory B. Poling, Ryan C. Berg, Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Craig Cohen, and Alex Kisling — February 7, 2024
The Siege of Gaza’s Water
Commentary by Natasha Hall, Anita Kirschenbaum, and David Michel — January 12, 2024
Water and Global Climate Action at COP28
Commentary by David Michel — December 20, 2023
No Easy Solutions: Understanding the Scale of the Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti
Critical Questions by Tanvi Nagpal — December 12, 2023