We're pleased to announce that IWMI will serve as the host institution for the GCEW Secretariat—driving coordination, administration, communications, and global outreach—as we disseminate the findings of our #EconomicsOfWater report and work with coalitions around the world to

We're pleased to partner with IWMI as the new host of our Secretariat 🚀🌍💧 IWMI will support coordination, administration, communications, and global outreach while working closely with coalitions worldwide to implement the Global Commission's recommendations from our

Future of the Sundarbans! A fisherman in the Sundarbans carries solar panels to install at his home. During cyclones, solar power serves as a lifeline for remote island villagers. Documenting climate change since 2009. Henk Ovink Jeff Goodell UN Environment Programme Web: supratimbhattacharjee.com/sinking-sundar…

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office outcome statement from the roundtable I moderated on water security recognises the critical role of water in the interconnected climate–nature-development nexus. Our Global Commission on the Economics of Water report argues we need to go further, with a new economic framing to address our

Following the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office roundtable on water security, which I moderated, met with King Charles III at the @WaterAid reception where we had the opportunity to share our Global Commission on the Economics of Water report. The report's framing of water as a global common good complements His Majesty's

💧 Coming up next week: MFA Austria, the Austrian Development Agency, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions, and Water Management, will host the 6th Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) Water Day on 27 March 2025. The theme chosen for Water Day 2025 is

💧The water crisis requires a new economics of water Last week, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose Director Mariana Mazzucato moderated a Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Roundtable on water security, followed by a reception with HRH King Charles III hosted by @WaterAid. 🔗Read the Global Commission on the Economics of Water report: buff.ly/rC2EOSz

💧What does a mission-oriented approach to water look like? Building on the recent Global Commission on the Economics of Water report, this UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose policy brief by Mariana Mazzucato & Luca Kühn von Burgsdorff examines how to adopt 5 missions to address the global water crisis. ✍️Read it here: buff.ly/as0FOLL

💧 This op-ed by Dr. Musonda Xoliswa Mumba, Henk Ovink and Johan Rockström highlights a critical truth: water is the foundation of economic security, yet it remains undervalued and mismanaged. As climate change disrupts the hydrological cycle, we must embed water at the heart of global

On #WorldWaterDay, reflecting on Global Commission on the Economics of Water's transformative work showing water is not just an environmental issue—it's central to economic development and human security. Proud to have co-chaired alongside Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, @JRockstrom and Tharman Shanmugaratnam on reimagining water

Major carbon cycle feedbacks like permafrost thaw could amplify warming across this millennium. Even ‘safe’ emission paths may overshoot 2°C. The Paris goal is a physical limit, not a political choice. Today’s actions shape life on Earth for centuries. pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest…

Water is the lifeblood of our economies in a world where we're changing the water supply. It's mispriced & mismanaged. By 2050, changes in rainfall & access could cut GDP by up to 15% in low-income countries. Time to rethink water economics. nature.com/articles/s4422…

💧💰 Water is not just another resource — it is the silent currency underwriting every purchase, investment, or trade we make, from the farmer’s market to the stock market. Without reliable freshwater flows, ecosystems collapse and undermine carbon sequestration and

Wednesday's UN-Water talks discussed priority actions to enable the United Nations to lead and inspire collective action, engage countries, integrate #water and sanitation issues across sectors and into intergovernmental processes, and accelerate progress ➡️ enb.iisd.org/un-water-meeti… #SDG6

☔ 🌍🚰 It’s easy to take water for granted — until there’s too much or too little of it. Yet in the way we govern our economies, water is overlooked, undervalued, and mismanaged. We can continue treating water as an afterthought and responding to crises as they emerge, or we

🌐 IWMI’s 77th Board of Governors Meeting is underway in Accra, Ghana (May 19 -22). Board Members are meeting to shape IWMI’s strategic direction. #SustainableDevelopment #WaterManagement #OneCGIAR

📢 Henk Ovink joins global thought leaders at Convention on Wetlands's #RamsarCOP15 for a High-Level Roundtable hosted by GCEW & IWMI to explore how Ramsar can collaborate with other MEAs to restore freshwater ecosystems. 🗓️24 Jul ⏰13:30 📍Gwayi ℹ️on.cgiar.org/3UaO7sN

📢 IWMI Board Chair Henk Ovink joins global thought leaders at Convention on Wetlands's #RamsarCOP15 for a High-Level Roundtable hosted by Global Commission on the Economics of Water & IWMI to explore how Ramsar can collaborate with other MEAs to restore freshwater ecosystems. 📅24 Jul ℹ️on.cgiar.org/4kMCTp2

As Convention on Wetlands's #RamsarCOP15 begins, hear Henk Ovink's insights on why the global water cycle must be treated as a common good, while exploring a new IWMI-GCEW brief that urges Ramsar to shift from site protection to landscape-scale governance. 👉 bit.ly/4eZYxEY

💧 Every day, cities and industries produce nearly 1 billion cubic meters of used water. Most of it goes untreated, polluting ecosystems and wasting a valuable resource. But what if water had a second chance? 🔁 Aligned with the Global Commission on the Economics of Water and