On 27 March, @unuinweh.bsky.social's Tariro Mbiba presented findings from The “Global #WaterBankruptcy Report” at the Zimbabwe Water Conference at Mukuvisi Woodlands, engaging participants across sectors and generations on safeguarding water resources in the context of Zimbabwe.

Read the UNU-INWEH's "Global #WaterBankruptcy: Living Beyond our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era" report: unu.edu/inweh/collec...

Director Prof. Kaveh Madani will present the Global #WaterBankruptcy Report at ADBInstitute webinar, sharing insights on drivers, impacts & recovery pathways across APAC.

🗓️ 10 April 2026 | 10:00–11:30 (JST)
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Should We Adopt the Term ‘Water Bankruptcy’? In an recent article entitled “The world has entered a new era of ‘water bankruptcy’ with irreversible consequences,” CNN correspondent Laura Paddison investigates this statement made by a recent U…

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Should We Adopt the Term ‘Water Bankruptcy’? In an recent article entitled “The world has entered a new era of ‘water bankruptcy’ with irreversible consequences,” CNN correspondent Laura Paddison investigates this statement made by a recent U…

Should we adopt the term "Water Bankruptcy" #watercrisis #water #UNreport #AgeOfWater #drinkingwater #datacentres #mining #waterbankruptcy themeaningofwater.com/2026/03/29/s...

Dominique Bérod of @wmo-global.bsky.social underscores importance of hydrological monitoring in monitoring the planetary system, allowing us to have a common language in understanding towards addressing #WaterBankruptcy. Through data-sharing, knowledge becomes a backbone of addressing such issues.

Highlighting how #WaterBankruptcy primarily affects those most vulnerable, Bruce Gordon, former UN Water Vice-Chair, underscores the importance of looking at water from the upstream to prevent bankruptcy, and its consequences, from happening in the first place.

Presenting the report, Prof. Kaveh Madani highlights that though #WaterBankruptcy is a state of failure, #water is an untapped element that a "unique opportunity for building peace & cooperation" that can help us unite in a fragmented part of history.

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As we approach key milestones for global water governance, H.E. Amb. Anita Pipan of #Slovenia, in opening the event, underscores that the implications of the #WaterBankruptcy report are not just technical, but goes to the core of governance, peace & security issues.

The GEN is at the 22nd Meeting of the Group of Friends on Water and Peace, tackling Global #WaterBankruptcy & its Implications for Cooperation and Peace, with Prof. Kaveh Madani, @unuinweh.bsky.social Director & 2026 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate.

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"Water & environmental issues are interconnected and must not become a zero-sum game."

Thank you for joining this event on the Global #WaterBankruptcy report, an important step towards shaping more holistic & resilient approaches to #WaterGovernance! @unuinweh.bsky.social

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Stressing the need to overcome fragmentation in #WaterGovernance & in the face of complex hydrological processes, Yves Lador of @earthjustice.org highlights that in #WaterBankruptcy governance that needs to be developed, information, transparency & institutional reform are essential.

Highlighting clear obligations to ensure human rights, including to #WaterSanitation & to #HealthyEnvironment, Therese Arnesen of UN Human Rights underscores the importance of ensuring a human rights-based approach in #WaterGovernance to adequately address #WaterBankruptcy.

Prof. Kaveh Madani of @unuinweh.bsky.social also stresses that water needs to be a priority in the global agenda, highlighting that tackling #WaterBankruptcy is a means to deliver on other key issues such as peace, gender equity, poverty alleviation and protecting biodiversity & our climate.

Opening the event, H.E. Amb. Peter Macdougall highlights the long term collaboration between #Canada and @unuinweh.bsky.social, in an effort to enable and advance knowledge sharing to bridge the gap between scientific evidence and policy making to tackle problems, such as #WaterBankruptcy.

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Join this live stakeholder dialogue on Global Water Bankruptcy with Prof. Kaveh Madani, hosted by UNU-INWEH and the Geneva Environment Network.

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Following the landmark report "Global #WaterBankruptcy", join 2026 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate, Prof. Kaveh Madani, experts & diplomats for a dialogue examining its implications for int'l policy & governance.

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Sustainable Solutions presents "Global Water Bankruptcy" Sustainable Solutions presents "Global Water Bankruptcy"

Join us for our next Sustainable Solutions speaker series about "Global Water Bankruptcy" Wednesday, April 15 between 6-7 pm ET!

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Water bankruptcy: how fossil fuels are destroying the world’s water supply The climate crisis is pushing water systems to a collapse beyond the point of no return.

Yay, a new challenge for us in this #ClijmateEmergency - #WaterBankruptcy. 350.org/water-bankru...

🚰 📉 Satellite images show a drastic drop in water storage levels in Pulhal Lake, one of the two rainfed reservoirs supplying water to Chennai City, India.

A new global agenda for the era of #WaterBankruptcy is urgently needed.

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Join the stakeholder briefing & dialogue in #GENeva on key findings of the landmark report, "Global #WaterBankruptcy", as Prof. Kaveh Madani, leading experts & diplomats examine their implications for int'l policy & governance.

📆 26 March, 14:00 CET
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The United Nations says the world has entered “global water bankruptcy.” Meanwhile, the infrastructure running the internet and AI is using billions of gallons of water just to stay cool. Interesting priorities.

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World Enters “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy” UN Scientists Formally Define New Post-Crisis Reality for Billions Flagship report calls for fundamental reset of global water agenda as irreversible damage pushes many basins beyond recovery

Periodic reminder that we are in a global #WaterBankruptcy and the #AI being shoved into our lives will hasten a very real #water crisis for us all. unu.edu/inweh/news/w...

In this video, Prof. Kaveh Madani outlines pathways for Asia — and the wider Global South — to address rising water insolvency.

The Global #WaterBankruptcy report notes that ~70% of global water withdrawals are used for agriculture.

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From crisis to bankruptcy: The state of global freshwater systems A new UN report has declared an era of “global water bankruptcy,” arguing that overextraction of fresh water has reached such severe levels that past hydrological and ecological baselines cannot reali...

More than half of the world’s large lakes have shrunk since the early 1990s due to overextraction and #climatechange, affecting around one-quarter of the global population that depends directly on them for water security. #WaterBankruptcy
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The loss of ecosystem services from disappearing wetlands is valued at more than US$5.1 trillion.

As highlighted in Global Water Bankruptcy, this reflects the liquidation of water-related natural capital.

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"Humanity is withdrawing more water than it replenishes."

In his remarks, H.E. Taonga Mushayavanhu highlighted climate change & unsustainable management as key pressures on rivers and aquifers, reaffirming Zimbabwe’s commitment to science-based action.
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So worth the loss of all that water and release of all those emissions because using hands is hard
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The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means Like living beyond your financial means, using more water than nature can replenish can have catastrophic results.

The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent water shortages. #waterwars #waterBankruptcy

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UN declares Earth has entered a period of 'water bankruptcy' that is likely impossible to reverse Rivers are shrinking and aquifers are falling, raising fears of “water bankruptcy” as billions experience increasing water shortages.

"The report estimates that 3 out of 4 people live in countries facing water shortages, contamination, or drought"

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