08/19/2025
Review
In this Review, Ana Núñez Sánchez and colleagues explore different pathways and propose a transformative governance framework to manage floods and droughts synergistically.
Image credit: River, Height, Flood by Franck Barske, Pixabay
07/14/2025
Opinion
In their Opinion, Donald JC Robertson et al. argue for more fully integrated inclusion of, and the key actions to promote, more groundwater conscious climate-resilient WASH.
Image credit: Small pool of water in desert by Francesco Ungaro, Unsplash
06/05/2025
Review
Liya E. Abera et al. synthesise the outcomes of expert discussions held at the 6th Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology (SUSE 6) and a wider literature review to assess Nature-based Solutions for urban water security in the global south.
Image credit: Abera et al., CC BY 4.0
08/20/2025
Governance, policy, and politics
Lauren D’Mello-Guyett and colleagues identify high-priority research questions to guide systems strengthening efforts, future investments, and policymaking for the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector.
Image credit: Lauren D’Mello-Guyett et al., CC BY 4.0
09/03/2025
Opinion
In this Opinion, Sam Drabble and colleagues discuss the challenges and a roadmap for enabling the shift towards more active regulation of onsite sanitation.
Image credit: Ghana dump by bill wegener, Unsplash
08/05/2025
Access and security
Dustin Garrick and colleagues investigate the informal water supply system via water vendor transactions in Lodwar, Kenya, drawing inferences about their impacts and evolution.
Image credit: Garrick et al., CC BY 4.0
06/05/2025
Opinion
In their Opinion, Joel Kolker and Clarissa Brocklehurst make a case for a clearer understanding of WASH financing, particularly in low and middle income countries, in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Image credit: White faucet by Jatin Saini, Unsplash
06/05/2025
Health impacts and sanitation
By Emily M. H. Woerner et al.
05/29/2025
Review
By Sarah Dickin et al.
Image credit: Dickin et al., CC BY 4.0
05/20/2025
Access and security
By Indira Bose et al.
Image credit: The WISE Experiences courtesy of Northwestern University
05/19/2025
Water use and management
By Catherine McManus et al.
Image credit: Water handpump by Frank, Pixabay
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