Water resources

Increasing responsibility and sustainability in Latin American and Caribbean mining

Project / SEI supports the water resources decision-making process in basins in Argentina and Bolivia where demands for critical minerals are increasing.

Animal welfare and sustainable development

Project / Animal welfare matters for sustainable development; and sustainable development matters for animals.

How safe is safe enough? Public views of tradeoffs on the reuse of treated wastewater and sewage sludge

Project / This project analyzes Swedish citizens’ beliefs, attitudes and policy preferences for wastewater reuse and land application of sewage sludge.

Navigating the (yet) unseen waters of Cerrado, the Brazilian savanna

Other publication / Water-related conservation efforts, such as the Water Producer Programme, align ecosystem services with sustainable agriculture in the Cerrado.

A model-based estimate of the groundwater budget and associated uncertainties in Bengaluru, India

Journal article / This study seeks to fill in some gaps in groundwater data in India in an effort to measure how natural and man-made factors affect water supply levels.

Investing in agricultural water management: Pathways to a sustainable future

Other publication / International financing institutions must learn from past mistakes in agricultural water investment and direct their money to key promising approaches.

Empowerment in water, sanitation and hygiene index

Journal article / A pilot study in Burkina Faso used the Empowerment in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Index (EWI), a survey-based index designed to measure agency and more.

‘They will listen to women who speak but it ends there’: examining empowerment in the context of water and sanitation interventions in Ghana

Journal article / This study explores the meanings of women's empowerment in the WASH sector from the perspective of local stakeholders in the Asutifi North District, Ghana.

Women’s vulnerability to climate-related risks to household water security in Centre-East, Burkina Faso

Journal article / The findings show a need to consider how the development of 'climate resilient' water and sanitation services account for social drivers of vulnerability.