Honored to publish a blog article on the intersection of Earth system stress and security, my first for The World Economic Forum World Economic Forum weforum.org/agenda/2024/05…

Policymakers claim Ukraine's grain exports equal pre-war levels, but data disagrees. Overstating the recovery ignores ongoing challenges and delays the urgent investments needed to revive Ukraine's economy.

Read more analysis by CSIS Food & Water Security Program: csis.org/analysis/setti…

The solutions developed to address global water insecurity must be as complex and interconnected as the drivers of water insecurity themselves.

Proper water governance is one vital piece of the puzzle to work towards providing safe water access for all.

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V excited to be giving another The Leverhulme Trust Lecture at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine May 15, 1:15 UK; I'll be focusing on the relationships b/w #waterinsecurity & #climateevents , drawing on excellent #geospatial analyses of Gallup data, by Indira Bose & Claire Dooley. Agriculture, Nutrition & Health Academy #WISE_scales

NEW: Ukraine’s food exports are reaching wartime record levels—but whether these meets “pre-war levels,” as many claim, and whether levels can be sustained, are unpacked by CSIS experts Emma Dodd, Caitlin Welsh, & IFPRI's JoeGlauber--IFPRI | @jwglauber.bsky.social.

Read now: cs.is/3xTJGKL

China has long identified food security as a national priority.

In an event with @CSIS_Freeman’s Interpret: China, Director Caitlin Welsh (@welshce) discussed how global trade tensions & Russia's war in Ukraine have challenged China’s food security goals.

csis.org/events/chinas-…

The siege on Gaza is crippling the territory’s water systems.

Anita Kirschenbaum, David Michel & Natasha Hall discuss Gaza’s humanitarian needs & the role of aid in restoring critical water infrastructure.

Read now: cs.is/3Hj8UUg

Data analysis from CSIS's Caitlin Welsh & IFPRI's JoeGlauber--IFPRI | @jwglauber.bsky.social shows how Russia has wielded food as a 'silent weapon' in global agricultural markets—while forcefully diminishing Ukraine's role as a major global food supplier.

Read more: cs.is/3IeRyZr

TODAY: Director Caitlin Welsh (Caitlin Welsh) joins UNRWA’s Scott Anderson and CSIS’s Steve Morrison, Jon Alterman, and Michelle Strucke to discuss the ongoing health & humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Tune into the conversation live at 12:30pm ET: cs.is/3JnU8wI

'Humanitarian catastrophes that manifest in acute food insecurity require not only food assistance, but also support for water and energy systems across food systems in their entirety.'

Read more from CSIS Food & Water Security Program on famine in Gaza: csis.org/analysis/famin…

NEW: The The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification assesses famine in Gaza but no world leaders have issued a formal declaration of famine.

What is at stake by delaying a famine declaration? Can famine be halted?

CSIS experts Caitlin Welsh, Anita Kirschenbaum & Zane Swanson discuss: cs.is/4aNKxee

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Trade through the Black Sea, Red Sea & Panama Canal is disrupted by a confluence of geopolitical and environmental shocks. What are the implications for global ag trade and food security?

Caitlin Welsh weighs in to Jason Steinhauer's recent article for Devex: devex.com/news/how-marit…

Polish farmers continue blockading the Poland-Ukraine border as negotiations to resolve a long-running grain trade dispute between Ukraine and its EU neighbors remain ongoing.

CSIS experts examine what led to this latest fracture in EU solidarity: cs.is/48paGyt

As populations around the world grapple with water insecurity, efforts to avert crises require high-quality data that inform strategies to provide adequate quantities of stable and safe water.

See the CSIS collaboration with Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern, Gallup, & University of South Carolina: csis.org/analysis/livin…

Holidays are a time for people to come together, enjoy community, &, most frequently, share food.

Read about the evolutionary and physiological history of humans that shapes our unique food sharing patterns in a commentary from Zane Swanson: cs.is/485RFBQ

Continued hostilities in the #Gaza Strip is driving high levels of acute food insecurity with a risk of famine.

Check out Food and Agriculture Organization's newly launched portal for latest information and analysis of the #FoodSecurity situation in the region.

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Tomorrow's the #WISE_scale Report Launch day! We've got 100's of RSVPs for the livestream, the beautiful reports are printed, & my slides are (almost) done. Be sure you've RSVP'd! bit.ly/48VEdjk
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NEW: Understanding water security is not just about measuring physical supply, but also whether individuals can reliably access enough safe water.

New data that add the human voice to water insecurity are now available across 40 countries. Access here: cs.is/3TvynQ5