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24.03.2026

Building Peace

Empowering Women in Water Diplomacy in the MENA Region: Strengthening Negotiatio...

As water insecurity deepens across the MENA region, a joint initiative by GWP-Med and the Geneva Water Hub strengthens women’s negotiation skills to advance...
23.03.2026

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

Desalination Plants Under Fire in the Gulf Conflict: Legal and Humanitarian Impl...

Recent escalations between the United States, Israel, and Iran have brought a critical yet often overlooked issue to the forefront: the vulnerability of wat...
20.03.2026

Shaping Law and Policy

World Water Day 2026 | Water Governance through a Human Rights Lens: Advancing E...

On the occasion of World Water Day (22 March), Geneva Water Hub colleagues Tadesse Kebebew, Caroline Pellaton, Erik A. Schnetzler and Mara Tignino publish a...
19.03.2026

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

Water Infrastructure Under Threat in Ongoing Middle East Conflict

As conflict intensifies across parts of the Middle East, recent analysis by Erika Weinthal and Jeannie Sowers (Stimson Center) highlights a growing concern:...
16.03.2026

Building Peace

Water for Peace: Geneva Water Hub’s 2025 Impact Report Now Released

The Geneva Water Hub has released its 2025 Annual Impact Report, showcasing how science, diplomacy, and law are advancing peace through water; from local wa...
10.03.2026

Shaping Law and Policy

AIDA World Water Law Congress 2026 - Advancing research and dialogue on internat...

At the Geneva Water Hub, strengthening the links between research, legal scholarship, and water diplomacy is central to supporting more cooperative and sust...
24.02.2026

Building Peace

Water, Youth, and the Future of Peace

At the International Swiss Talent Forum 2026, the Geneva Water Hub engaged with 70 young leaders from five continents to rethink global water governance and...
24.02.2026

Building Peace

Water for Peace: From Youth Voices to the 2026 Agenda

At the Youth Interactive Days in Dakar, one message was clear: Water for Peace is urgent. With children dying from waterborne diseases and systems under att...
11.02.2026

Building Peace

From Risk to Resource: How Water Is Becoming a Tool for Peace

At the UN Water Conference preparatory meeting in Dakar, the Geneva Water Hub convened a high-level side event titled “Water and Peace Today: Reassessing Pr...
09.02.2026

Shaping Law and Policy

Call for contributions: African water resources law

The Geneva Water Hub and its partners are launching a call for contributions for a collective work on African water resources law, under the scientific dire...
06.02.2026

Education and Training

Summer School 2026: Advancing Skills in Water Governance and Negotiation

As water rises on the global political agenda, the Geneva Water Hub and the University of Geneva are launching the 2026 Summer School on Water Governance. T...
04.02.2026

Setting the Research Agenda

Mara Tignino Appointed Scientific Director of the Geneva Water Hub

The Geneva Water Hub is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mara Tignino as its new Scientific Director.
02.02.2026

Building Peace

Expert voices on water and peace, from Geneva to Dakar.

On Senegalese national TV, experts from the Geneva Water Hub shared insights on water, cooperation and peace during the High-Level Preparatory Meeting for t...
27.01.2026

Shaping Law and Policy

New Publication Examines Evolving Legal Frameworks for Water Governance

Mara Tignino, Senior Lecturer at the University of Geneva and Senior International Law Specialist at the Geneva Water Hub, contributes a chapter to a new ac...
13.01.2026

Setting the Research Agenda

Reframing Global Water Governance Ahead of the UN Water Conference 2026

As the international community moves towards key global milestones, water debates are shifting beyond technical solutions. Governance, law, accountability a...