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Global Water Institute

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With the expertise of faculty, ingenuity of our students, and global reach of our partners, GWI delivers sustainable solutions with long-term impact.

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UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) (@unescowwap) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Due to higher precipitation & lower evaporation, mountains supply more surface runoff than lowlands 🏔️💧 Therefore, lowlands and their populations are often dependent on #mountainsandglaciers for water. Key rivers that receive >90% of their water from mountains: Amu Darya,

Due to higher precipitation & lower evaporation, mountains supply more surface runoff than lowlands 🏔️💧

Therefore, lowlands and their populations are often dependent on #mountainsandglaciers for water.

Key rivers that receive >90% of their water from mountains: Amu Darya,
World Meteorological Organization (@wmo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sea-surface temperatures across Africa in 2024 reached record highs. Find out more about the #StateOfClimate in Africa by clicking here: bit.ly/3ZgJ3Wr

Sea-surface temperatures across Africa in 2024 reached record highs.

Find out more about the #StateOfClimate in Africa by clicking here: bit.ly/3ZgJ3Wr
World Bank Water (@worldbankwater) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚜💧 Water challenges cost agriculture billions: Argentina faces $2.1B in losses due to water issues, Cape Town lost 20,000 farm jobs, and Lebanon could lose $250M yearly from shifting weather patterns. wrld.bg/956P50VRnHC

🚜💧 Water challenges cost agriculture billions: Argentina faces $2.1B in losses due to water issues, Cape Town lost 20,000 farm jobs, and Lebanon could lose $250M yearly from shifting weather patterns. wrld.bg/956P50VRnHC
Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center (@byrdpolar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎞️Calling all cinephiles: join us Thursday, May 22, for a rare screening of the Academy Award winning film With Byrd at the South Pole! The screening will be part of our scholarship fundraiser and 65th anniversary celebration. Learn more and register: bit.ly/3GH5nSL

🎞️Calling all cinephiles: join us Thursday, May 22, for a rare screening of the Academy Award winning film With Byrd at the South Pole! The screening will be part of our scholarship fundraiser and 65th anniversary celebration. 

Learn more and register: bit.ly/3GH5nSL
Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center (@byrdpolar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Check out “Context”, the Thomson Reuters Foundation newsletter, featuring an interview with Dr. Fazlul Haq, a Postdoctoral Scholar in Byrd's Glacier Environmental Change Group, who shares insights on the escalating water crisis between India and Pakistan: bit.ly/3S203vM

Check out “Context”, the Thomson Reuters Foundation newsletter, featuring an interview with Dr. Fazlul Haq, a Postdoctoral Scholar in Byrd's Glacier Environmental Change Group, who shares insights on the escalating water crisis between India and Pakistan: bit.ly/3S203vM
Global Water Institute (@ohiostategwi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's World Bee Day! Did you know three out of four crops across the globe producing fruits, or seeds for use as human food depend, at least in part, on bees and other pollinators? bit.ly/2WOEjYA

It's World Bee Day! Did you know three out of four crops across the globe producing fruits, or seeds for use as human food depend, at least in part, on bees and other pollinators? bit.ly/2WOEjYA
Sustainability at Ohio State (@ohiostsustain) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This past year, Ohio State students participated in the UN-endorsed Local Conference of Youth, where they helped draft the National Youth Statement on Climate. Applications to be a 2025 LCOY delegate are due June 1. Read more about the experience & apply: si.osu.edu/news/ohio-stat…

This past year, Ohio State students participated in the UN-endorsed Local Conference of Youth, where they helped draft the National Youth Statement on Climate. Applications to be a 2025 LCOY delegate are due June 1. Read more about the experience & apply: si.osu.edu/news/ohio-stat…
United Nations (@un) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our survival depends on biodiversity. Yet, human activity is driving biodiversity loss at unprecedented rates. Thursday's #BiodiversityDay is a reminder that urgent action is needed to halt biodiversity loss & restore ecosystems. un.org/en/observances… via UN Environment Programme

Our survival depends on biodiversity.

Yet, human activity is driving biodiversity loss at unprecedented rates.

Thursday's #BiodiversityDay is a reminder that urgent action is needed to halt biodiversity loss &amp; restore ecosystems. un.org/en/observances… via <a href="/UNEP/">UN Environment Programme</a>
Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center (@byrdpolar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join the School of Earth Sciences tomorrow, May 23, at 11:30 am in Mendenhall Lab 291, for a career conversation and research talk from SES alum Dr. Corey Wallace titled, "Groundwater Model Calibration Using Iterative Ensemble Smoothing." Learn more: bit.ly/4k7O63O

Join the School of Earth Sciences tomorrow, May 23, at 11:30 am in Mendenhall Lab 291, for a career conversation and research talk from SES alum Dr. Corey Wallace titled, "Groundwater Model Calibration Using Iterative Ensemble Smoothing."

Learn more: bit.ly/4k7O63O
World Bank Water (@worldbankwater) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The new dashboard on water sector spending brings you a comprehensive look at global public investments in water. View results in dynamic graphs and access spending data for 129 countries. For more: wrld.bg/m9J750UuCbE

The new dashboard on water sector spending brings you a comprehensive look at global public investments in water. View results in dynamic graphs and access spending data for 129 countries.

For more: wrld.bg/m9J750UuCbE
UN-Water (@un_water) 's Twitter Profile Photo

💧Water scarcity is growing in the Arab region. Could nuclear-powered desalination offer a sustainable path forward? A new @IAEAorg initiative explores how to secure safe, affordable drinking water through innovation 🔗 buff.ly/VJOw5jo #WaterAction = #ClimateAction #SDG6

💧Water scarcity is growing in the Arab region.
Could nuclear-powered desalination offer a sustainable path forward?

A new @IAEAorg initiative explores how to secure safe, affordable drinking water through innovation 🔗 buff.ly/VJOw5jo
#WaterAction = #ClimateAction #SDG6
World Bank Water (@worldbankwater) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.World Bank's report, Water for Shared Prosperity, highlights that: Water stress and climate change has the potential to slow down entire economic and trade systems. So how can we achieve water prosperity for all? wrld.bg/9qw350TSXPH

.<a href="/WorldBank/">World Bank</a>'s report, Water for Shared Prosperity, highlights that: Water stress and climate change has the potential to slow down entire economic and trade systems.  

So how can we achieve water prosperity for all? wrld.bg/9qw350TSXPH
Ohio State Education and Human Ecology (@osuehe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Abby Hertzfeld, EHE alum and senior director of Dining Services at Ohio State, is addressing food waste at the university. A new system allows Ohio State to track and report numbers across all dining locations to cut down on food waste. bit.ly/3ZuWlyD

Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center (@byrdpolar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌍The glacier collapse and subsequent landslide in Switzerland on May 28 prompts new warnings! Byrd Center's Dr. Lonnie Thompson told AP: "The instability of these glaciers is a real and growing problem… thousands and thousands of people are at risk."🔗 bit.ly/43VaiIM

🌍The glacier collapse and subsequent landslide in Switzerland on May 28 prompts new warnings! 
Byrd Center's Dr. Lonnie Thompson told AP:  "The instability of these glaciers is a real and growing problem… thousands and thousands of people are at risk."🔗 bit.ly/43VaiIM
International Water Association (@iwahq) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 Early Bird Deadline Approaching! Join the 12th IWA International Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-Industries in Istanbul, Türkiye, from 10–12 September 2025. 🔹 Early Bird Registration Deadline: 30th June 2025 👉 Learn more here: iwa-network.org/events/12th-in…

CURA | Ohio State (@osucura) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're just two weeks away from our next Public Data for the Public Good webinar! Join us to learn about the importance of preserving geospatial data. Register now: bit.ly/3FMGkO3

We're just two weeks away from our next Public Data for the Public Good webinar! Join us to learn about the importance of preserving geospatial data. Register now: bit.ly/3FMGkO3
Arts and Sciences (@ascatosu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Arts & Sciences provide extraordinary opportunities to collaborate across disciplines, blending creativity & analysis to truly be at the forefront of thought. With 80+ majors & 100+ minors, we are Ohio State's laboratory for discovery & creativity. #NationalHigherEducationDay

The Arts &amp; Sciences provide extraordinary opportunities to collaborate across disciplines, blending creativity &amp; analysis to truly be at the forefront of thought. With 80+ majors &amp; 100+ minors, we are <a href="/OhioState/">Ohio State</a>'s laboratory for discovery &amp; creativity.
#NationalHigherEducationDay
World Meteorological Organization (@wmo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In 2024, Africa experienced one of its warmest years since records began over 120 years ago. Click here for the #StateOfClimate in Africa 2024 report: bit.ly/3ZgJ3Wr

In 2024, Africa experienced one of its warmest years since records began over 120 years ago.

Click here for the #StateOfClimate in Africa 2024 report:
bit.ly/3ZgJ3Wr
World Bank Water (@worldbankwater) 's Twitter Profile Photo

90% of Africa’s water flows through 63 transboundary basins, so cooperation is vital—but many regions remain data-poor🌍💧 @CIWAprogram's #WaterDataRevolution bridges the gap with satellite tools, regional dashboards & capacity building 👩🏾‍💻📊 NEW BLOG 👉🏿 wrld.bg/2Iyj50W5bQ1

90% of Africa’s water flows through 63 transboundary basins, so cooperation is vital—but many regions remain data-poor🌍💧

@CIWAprogram's #WaterDataRevolution bridges the gap with satellite tools, regional dashboards &amp; capacity building 👩🏾‍💻📊

NEW BLOG 👉🏿 wrld.bg/2Iyj50W5bQ1
Ohio State Research, Innovation and Knowledge (@ohiostateerik) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Walter “Ted” Carter Jr.: “Ohio State has an opportunity and responsibility to prepare students to not just keep up, but lead in this workforce of the future.” #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #WorkforceDevelopment news.osu.edu/ohio-state-lau…