Read Emanuele Fantini's review of "Is a river alive?", by Robert Macfarlane (2025). www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bo...
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Water Alternatives is an interdisciplinary journal addressing the full range of social and political issues that water raises in contemporary societies. Political ecology, water governance, water policy
Read Gabrielle Bouleau's review of Thirst: the global quest to solve the water crisis. by Filippo Menga (2025). www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bo...
The June 2026 issue of Water Alternatives is now available", www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/cu...
READ: "Institutional plasticity in river basin organizations: A review of 100 years of Spain’s Confederaciones Hidrográficas (1926-2026)" by Carles Sanchis-Ibor, Leandro Del Moral, Nuria Hernández-Mora and Lucia De Stefano www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
New article "Currents of water commons research: A review" by Sergio Villamayor-Tomas and colleagues www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
New article: Older women’s leisurely engagement with water: A ‘wetrospective’ , by Nicole Dalmer and colleagues, www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
Read: "Narratives of water disconnection in the Netherlands" by Samara López-Ruiz, K. Schwartz & G. Cuadrado-Quesada www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
New paper out: Shifting hydrosocial relations among agropastoralists in the Tiva River Basin of Kenya, by Ruben Weesie et al. www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
READ: "Feeding Istanbul: The Melen water transfer project and the anatomy of a silent environmental conflict", by Çisem Kirci and Cem Iskender Aydin www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
New paper out: "The reconfiguration of hydrosocial territories in rural Uzbekistan: Evidence from Samarkand Province", by Madina Gazieva www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
Check out Zachary Sugg's review of “The almond paradox. Cracking open the politics of what plants need”, by Emily Reisman, at Water Alternatives, www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bo...
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💦 Join JWF for a trilingual seminar "Pathways for Water Justice from Dakar to Abu Dhabi". With D. Suna (Ecumencial Water Network), D. Boys (PSI), A. Ige (Africa Water Justice Network), Henry Simarmata (KruHa Indonesia), and United Nations SR P. Arrojo-Agudo! 💦 www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../pathways....
The 38th post of the 'Water Dissensus Forum' titled 'Newcomers who seek to redefine the multilateral global water agenda: what is their legitimacy?' and proposed by Farhad Mukhtarov and Des Gasper, is open for discussion. www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bl...
Read Matteu Nicolini's review of “Legal Geographies of Water: The Spaces, Places and Narratives of Human-Water Relations”, by Cristy Clark, at Water Alternatives www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bo...
Lisez la recension par Marcel Kuper du livre “Une eau sans partage : vers la fin des systèmes d'irrigation paysans”, d'Olivia Aubriot, Water Alternatives, www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bo...
Check out Jeremy Schmidt's Review of “Turning water into a commodity: digital innovation and the private sector as development agent”, by Christiane Tristl, www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bo...
WaA Forum: Join the discussion "More regulation can’t fix the failures of privatised water in England and Wales" proposed by Kate Bayliss and Frances Cleaver www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bl...
New article at WaA: "Is collaborative groundwater governance really unfit for purpose in low- and middle-income countries? Evidence from Morocco", by Nicolas Faysse et al. www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
Check out: "Enhancing resilience or exacerbating inequity? Revisiting irrigation investments in India", by Pooja Prasad www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
New article at WaA: "Fluid legalities: Human-fish relations and water governance in Uzbekistan’s Zarafshan River Basin" by Frishta Qaderi www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
Check out: "The river navigating urbanisation: from forest extraction to the new capital city development in East Kalimantan" by Vandy Yoga et al. www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
Check out: "Exploring intersecting trajectories: Assemblage insights into groundwater ‘crisis’ in Bandung Basin, Indonesia", by Safira Salsabila and colleagues www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
Check out new paper: "Who should pay for water services and why? A framework of justifications for non-payment in eThekwini Municipal Area", by Catherine Sutherland and colleagues water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
Check out new paper on Vietnam "The people behind the machine: Street-level bureaucrats in the Bắc Hưng Hải irrigation system", by Léo Biré an colleagues www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
New article on line: “What will happen to our commons?” Contesting discourses and the future of the wetlands in Guwahati, India" by Hilde Nijland, Sumit Vij and Jeroen Warner www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
Water Alternatives Forum: Joind the discussion "Whose Peace? Decolonising water diplomacy as a fourth paradigm for justice" proposed by Mohsen Nagheeby www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/gr...
Así son los nuevos SMR que algunos prometen. "Probablemente la peor solicitud que jamás haya tenido la Comisión Reguladora Nuclear (NRC)" "Todos estos Nuke-Bros no tienen ni idea de operar un reactor. Solo quieren un pase gratis" "Errores básicos" e "Incompetencia" www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Risky Movement to Make America Nuclear Again
A Silicon Valley startup called Oklo is leading the charge to bring nuclear power back to the US with small reactors. Its backers have wealth and political connections that could undermine nuclear saf...
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ALUCINANTE este reportaje de Bloomberg explicando cómo los nuevos 'Nuclear-Bros' se están cargando al NRC (el Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear yanki) para conseguir autorizaciones de reactores modulares (SMR) que, según comenta personal de la NRC, son los peores diseños que han visto jamás 🤯
"Japan is exporting its fossil agenda." Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the U.N. climate conference to send a message to Japan: end financing of coal and natural gas projects. By Anton L. Delgado @apnews.com apnews.com/article/japa...
Protesters in Pikachu costumes demand Japan end fossil fuel financing at UN climate conference
Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference Friday to send Japan a message: end financing of coal and natural gas projects across Southeast Asia and elsewhere.
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Blue Church Water Flow Diagram The Reformed Church of Zurich, Switzerland, has developed a water flow diagram transparently showing where the water comes from and where it flows to for protecting water as a vital resource. blue-community.net/2...
New post at the 'Water Dissensus Forum' titled 'Water-related misconceptions – why do they still exist and why does that matter?' and proposed by Jan Seibert and Ilja van Meerveld. www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/bl...