Water injustice in a changing climate: a literature review of empirical cases across OECD river basins

Mathilda Englund; Sofia Karlsson; Karin André; Åsa Gerger Swartling; Water injustice in a changing climate: a literature review of empirical cases across OECD river basins

doi:10.1080/13549839.2026.2613389

Water level of June Lake loop at Grant Lake in California appears particularly low due to drought conditions and low snowpack

Exploring the Water-Energy Nexus in California via an Integrative Modeling Approach

Journal article / This article discusses how different climate scenarios affect the water-energy nexus in California, employing the WEAP modelling tool.

29 September 2021 / About Adaptation, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Dead vines in vineyard near desert in the Cuyama Valley, California

Q&A: How can SEI tools help California prepare for a “new normal” of drought?

Feature / SEI Senior Scientist Chuck A. Young explains why California saw severe water shortages this year and how better forecasting can help alleviate those challenges.

29 November 2021 / About Adaptation, Food and agriculture, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Water resources

The confluence where the Songkhram River meets the Mekong at Ban Chai Buri, Tha Uthen District, Nakhon Phanom. An unusual drop of the Mekong River and the absence of its backflow in the Songkhram during the rainy season have been observed this year.

Dams and droughts, data and diplomacy in the Mekong

Perspective / As the Mekong Region faces more intense floods and droughts, data sharing and water diplomacy are emerging as new narratives for transboundary water governance.

9 November 2021 / About Water resources

Technical tour in Honduras: promising sites for water harvesting in Nacaome

Climate change as a subjacent factor of migration and mobility

Perspective / What is the nexus between migration and climate change? Why is it important to understand it?

4 November 2021 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk and Public policy

Close-up of woman's hand plugging in charger to electric car, Stockholm, Sweden

Putting people at the centre of climate action

Perspective / Taking social considerations into account is essential for ensuring that climate action in Bosnia and Herzegovina is economically and socially fair.

3 November 2021 / About Adaptation, Mitigation and Renewables

COP26 must commit to eliminating deforestation

Perspective / World leaders attending the UN climate talks in Glasgow must commit to stopping commodity-driven deforestation if they are to prevent climate catastrophe.

27 October 2021 / About Climate policy and Supply chains

Two young Malian girls drinking water straight from a tap, Mali

COP26: Considering the negative health effects of climate change

Feature / Ahead of the COP26 climate summit in late October, researchers are calling for political leaders to consider the negative health effects of climate change.

4 October 2021 / About Cities, Climate policy, Climate services, Short lived climate pollutants and Water resources

A 400-year-old mesquite tree spreads its branches across its desert surroundings in Bahrain beneath a sunset of blue sky and pink clouds

Water-Climate Knowledge Platform for Bahrain

Project / Bahrain's Water Resources Management unit commissioned SEI to develop an Integrated Water Resources Management model and Water-Climate Knowledge Platform.

2021 / About Climate policy, Innovation, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Water resources

A reservoir fueled by an ancient hydraulic system is surrounded by the town of Kairouan, Tunisia, a semi-arid community that has used the hydraulic system since the 9th century.

WEAP routine for sub-basin calculation of water stress in Algeria and Tunisia

Project / SEI is helping FAO meet sustainable development goals by training technicians to assess water stress at the sub-basin level in Algeria and Tunisia.

2021 / About Adaptation, Planning and modelling, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources