Nature is sounding the alarm. Are political leaders listening?
From devastating floods and melting glaciers to extreme heat and water scarcity, the warning signs are everywhere.

Nature is sounding the alarm. Are political leaders listening?
From devastating floods and melting glaciers to extreme heat and water scarcity, the warning signs are everywhere.
What does #WaterBankruptcy really mean and what are some misconceptions?
In a new Forbes article, UNU-INWEH Director and the architect behind the water bankruptcy concept, Prof. Kaveh Madani, breaks down 13 potential misconceptions surrounding water bankruptcy.
Read more: unu.edu/inweh/news/1...
Why is water bankruptcy so difficult to solve, even when we know what needs to be done?
The answer lies in the political economy: who benefits from water overspending, who loses from reform, and who pays for the transition.
My latest: www.forbes.com/sites/kavehm...
Is #WaterBankruptcy just a new metaphor for the water crisis? 🚱
In a @forbes.com article, @unuinweh.bsky.social Director @kavehmadani.bsky.social debunks 13 misconceptions about water bankruptcy and explains why understanding the concept helps us take the right course of action.
In a new article for Forbes by UNU-INWEH Director Kaveh Madani, he addresses 13 potential misconceptions about the concept of #WaterBankruptcy, what it means for policy, and why bankruptcy is not doom.
Read here: www.forbes.com/sites/kavehm...
During #ClimateWeekNYC, UNU-INWEH Director Prof. Kaveh Madani made the case that the world has entered an “era of water bankruptcy” — drawing on key findings from the "Global #WaterBankruptcy" report.
Read the report: collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:10...
During #ClimateWeekNYC, UNU-INWEH Director Prof. Kaveh Madani delivered the opening keynote at the "The Closed Budget: Who Draws From a Bankrupt Account" side event exploring the Global #WaterBankruptcy paradigm.
Read the full report: collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:10...
During #ClimateWeekNYC2026 and on the sideline of the #UNGA81 in New York, UNU-INWEH Director Prof. Kaveh Madani discussed the realities of Global #WaterBankruptcy and encouraging action for water sustainability for people, communities and future generations.
UNU-INWEH Director Prof. Kaveh Madani explains what #WaterBankruptcy means and what is causing irreversible damage to our water systems. Next week at #ClimateWeekNYC, Prof. Madani will explore the critical links between water, climate, people and the planet.
Learn more: www.climateweeknyc.org
UNU-INWEH Director Prof. Kaveh Madani will discuss #waterbankruptcy as a present-day reality affecting supply chains, operating costs and business resilience at the SDGS in Brazil event in New York.
Register now: sdgsinbrazil.vercel.app?sdgs2026
🚰 Over 1.8 billion people were living under drought conditions in 2022–2023.
Drought-related damages already amount to about US$307 billion per year globally — more than the annual GDP of almost 3/4 of UN Member States.
Read @unuinweh.bsky.social's Global #WaterBankruptcy report: buff.ly/S8VW1bq