Water

Focusing on post-subsidence Tianjin, the authors of this paper develop a hydro-geomechanical framework that defines subsidence-safe pumping limits.

This systematic review is the first to synthesize the evidence on resilience in sanitation systems. Findings show a big gap between identifying potential resilience-building measures and demonstrating how they contribute to resilience sanitation systems.

Climate change threatens livestock and livelihoods in southern Africa, worsening inequality. Combining improved weather forecasts with targeted support can help vulnerable pastoralist communities adapt and reduce these impacts.

This book assesses climate change, natural resources and human security in Central Asia, examining observed trends, future projections, cross-sector impacts, data gaps and implications for adaptation, disaster risk reduction and transboundary cooperation.

Running a global glacier model at daily rather than monthly resolution across more than 12,500 glaciers reproduces observed mass loss better and projects a 5 to 10 per cent larger glacier contribution to 21st-century sea-level rise.

PAGASA has warned of a “very strong” El Niño peaking in December and persisting through the first half of 2027, bringing dry spells and drought to most of the Philippines while the monsoon brings flooding to the west.

For the world’s rivers 2025 was one of the driest years in more than three decades. UNEP sets out what drought is doing to households and ecosystems, and the adaptation measures – from Sri Lankan tank cascades to zai pits in Niger – that reduce the risk.

Climate change could threaten the reliability of half of U.S. drinking water utilities by 2050 through wildfires, heat, floods and rising seas. Experts urge utilities to assess risks and adapt infrastructure to protect safe water supplies.