The GWSC blog features the organization’s latest news and opinion writing on global water topics. Opinion pieces will be clearly marked as such.

Drought May Test Central Asia’s New Cooperative Approach
Penny Beames, GWSC Human-Environmental Analyst, has had a new opinion article published in The Diplomat. Central Asia is facing one of its driest periods in decades,

Global Water Security Center Welcomes Peter Schwartzstein to UA, 2026
This opinion article was written by Communications Specialist Ally-Anna Outlaw, and Communications Intern Counts Shanks. GWSC had the honor of hosting international journalist and researcher

Reservoir Center for Water Solutions Summit 2026
This article was written by Communications Specialist Ally-Anna Outlaw. On January 22, I spent the day at the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions (R.C.) Partner

Peter Schwartzstein University of Alabama Visit
The Global Water Security Center will host author, environmental journalist, and researcher Peter Schwartzstein for a public talk examining how a changing climate is reshaping

Turning What You Love Into What You Do
This is an opinion article written by GWSC Deputy Director, Dr. Kate Brauman. When I was growing up, I didn’t know that translating water science

2025 Year in Review
This article was written by Communications Specialist, Ally-Anna Outlaw. Click the image to the left to view GWSC’s full 2025 annual report. As 2025 comes

GWSC Food for Thought on the University of Alabama Campus
This article was written by Communications Specialist, Ally-Anna Outlaw. GWSC recently held its first event on The University of Alabama campus, marking an important milestone

Crafting the Future of Environmental Security
This opinion article was written by GWSC Human-Environmental Analyst, Penny Beames. On October 8-9, 2025, in Montreal, Canada, I had the pleasure of representing The

Finding the “Golden Thread” on Environmental Security
This opinion article was written by GWSC Director Mike Gremillion. In mid-October, I joined a distinguished group of security and resilience professionals brought together by