The Busting Water Myths workshop created space for experts who do not always share the same table to examine some of the most persistent assumptions about the relationship between water and conflict.

GWSC Human-Environmental Analysts Penny Beames, Dr. Penelope Mitchell, and Dr. Caily Schwartz represented the organization at the 4th Annual Environmental Peacebuilding Conference in Ottawa, Canada, this June.

Liberia’s wet seasons are expected to become wetter and its dry seasons drier, increasing pressure on infrastructure, economic development, and the well-being of nearly six million people.

Government corruption and mistrust in its neighbors affect the Kazakhstan population’s much-needed access to water for irrigation and domestic efforts.  

The desert nation of Turkmenistan receives almost all of its water from sources outside its borders. Uncertainty surrounds its economic and agricultural resources.

Are news media reports of a “Godzilla” El Niño accurate? GWSC takes a deep dive into the potential human impacts.

Millions of people in Central Asia rely on the Amu Darya River for drinking water, food production, and electricity. The nation of Tajikistan holds the headwaters of the river …

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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,