Resources

The Geneva Water Hub’s online platform offers a wide range of resources. You will find a range of different formats each created especially for a particular target audience – student, scientist or professional.

MEDRC Transboundary Waters – Practioners Briefing Series – Issue 8 – Gender and Transboundary Water

In this edition of MEDRC's "Transboundary Waters", Natasha Carmi, our Lead water specialist, is invited to apply a gender lens to the challenges of water security and transboundary cooperation, and discuss methods for achieving the SDG of Gender Equality in the water sector

Witnessing the Environmental Impacts of War - Environmental case studies from conflict zones around the world

With case studies from Iraq, Syria, Colombia, Yemen, Ukraine, Laos DPR and Senegal, this jointly produced report provides a snapshot of environments impacted by active conflict, post conflict governance gaps, and humanitarian efforts to restore usable lands. The stories tell a tale of the often complex relationship between armed conflict and its environment footprint that lingers long after the guns fell silent.

"Water for peace: preventing conflict related to water and wetlands"

As part of the 2020 World Bank Fragility Forum, and In collaboration with The Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnerhsip and Wetlands International, we contributed to a World Bank Blog article entitled “Water for peace: preventing conflict related to water and wetlands”. This piece is part of the 2020 Fragility Forum along partners’ podcasts.

MOOC n°1 - Water Resources Management and Policy

As of 4 Januars 2016, the "Education and Knowledge" component of the Geneva Water Hub has made the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on Water Resources Management and Policy on the Coursera platform available in English. This course is a first of a series, it is free of charge and freely accessible.

Water management nowadays faces new challenges, such as climate change or the influence of anthropogenic activities. Public or private actors in this field have to develop new competences to better manage the water cycle “at large”.

Sign-in at www.coursera.org/learn/water-management!

Review of European, Community and International Environmental Law Special Issue

Volume 29, Issue 1.
Special Issue:Water Protection and Armed Conflicts in International Law.

The issue of water security and protection in relation to armed conflicts has been examined from various perspectives and approaches, including by academics in law, political science, peace and conflict studies as well as by decision makers and practitioners from States, international organizations and civil society.

The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure

The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure is the result of a think-tank process started by the Geneva Water Hub’s Platform for International Water Law in 2016 during the reflection carried out by the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace.

2019 Webinars in International Water Law

As part of the 2019 edition of the online course on “International Water Law and the Law of Transboundary Aquifers”, the Geneva Water Hub and the Platform for International Water Law, in collaboration with DiploFoundation, organized the following webinar

2018 Webinars in International Water Law

As part of the 2018 edition of the online course on “International Water Law and the Law of Transboundary Aquifers”, the Geneva Water Hub and the Platform for International Water Law, in collaboration with DiploFoundation, organized two webinars.

2016 and 2017 Webinars in International Water Law

As part of the 2016 and 2017 editions of the online course on “International Water Law and the Law of Transboundary Aquifers”, the Geneva Water Hub and the Platform for International Water Law, in collaboration with DiploFoundation, organized a series of webinars. International experts from different disciplines, including law, political science and natural sciences, participated in these webinars.

Water Talks Series n°4 - Prof. A. Wolf

Water Talks Series n°4 - Prof. T. Bernauer

Bibliography - Water Conflict and Cooperation

Since the beginning of the 1990s, there is a growing number of publication related to water as causal factors for armed conflicts in water scarce regions. After several publications criticizing this “water wars” literature, articles have focused on different intensity of water conflicts and on water cooperation with a very large number of articles published in the last few years. Academics and research centers, such as the Pacific Institute, use and develop these concepts but also international organizations and NGOs that try to implement water cooperation mechanisms in such conflicts.

Bibliography - Water Security

Water security could be broadly defined as a water system that provides enough water, in terms of quantity and quality, to human or non-human users. Water security is ensured if users are safe from water access and water-related risks. This notion appears central in water governance narratives and is often linked to notions such as the water nexus and integrated water resource management (IWRM). The idea of water security initially came from practitioners, and later on academics took interest on it. The notion was already used to a great extent in 1990’s, but since 2004-2005 water security became a key notion to water governance and related publications rose sharply.

Is Water Geopolitical?

Mr Jean-Christophe Victor addresses the questions around water in the world. His approach is both quantitative – consequences of water stress, minimum management, cropping patterns, improved irrigation techniques – and qualitative. Access to water – is this a source of tension or outright war? Pollution and is this a factor in social unrest?

Resources

MEDRC Transboundary Waters – Practioners Briefing Series – Issue 8 – Gender and Transboundary Water

Witnessing the Environmental Impacts of War - Environmental case studies from conflict zones around the world

"Water for peace: preventing conflict related to water and wetlands"

MOOC n°1 - Water Resources Management and Policy

Sign-in at www.coursera.org/learn/water-management!

Review of European, Community and International Environmental Law Special Issue

The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure

2019 Webinars in International Water Law

2018 Webinars in International Water Law

2016 and 2017 Webinars in International Water Law

Water Talks Series n°4 - Prof. A. Wolf

Water Talks Series n°4 - Prof. T. Bernauer

Bibliography - Water Conflict and Cooperation

Bibliography - Water Security

L'eau est-elle géopolitique ?

Is Water Geopolitical?

Water Talks Series n°1 - Dr. Jeremy Allouche

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MEDRC Transboundary Waters – Practioners Briefing Series – Issue 8 – Gender and Transboundary Water

Witnessing the Environmental Impacts of War - Environmental case studies from conflict zones around the world

"Water for peace: preventing conflict related to water and wetlands"

MOOC n°1 - Water Resources Management and Policy

Sign-in at www.coursera.org/learn/water-management!

Review of European, Community and International Environmental Law Special Issue

The Geneva List of Principles on the Protection of Water Infrastructure

2019 Webinars in International Water Law

2018 Webinars in International Water Law

2016 and 2017 Webinars in International Water Law

Water Talks Series n°4 - Prof. A. Wolf

Water Talks Series n°4 - Prof. T. Bernauer

Bibliography - Water Conflict and Cooperation

Bibliography - Water Security

L'eau est-elle géopolitique ?

Is Water Geopolitical?

Water Talks Series n°1 - Dr. Jeremy Allouche

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