Pan Asian International Water Law Training in Bangkok (8–11 Dec 2025)
The Green Climate Fund‘s Board approved the Glaciers to Farms (G2F) Regional Program: Advancing Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development in Central and West Asia. We spoke about how GCF is advancing climate resilience in transboundary water basins and mountain regions, highlighting our support for cross-border initiatives that strengthen water governance and climate adaptation. It was […]
Why Blended and Concessional Finance Are Critical for Water Security and Climate Resilience
Blended and concessional finance are essential to bridge the huge investment gap in water security and climate resilience. Public resources alone cover only a fraction of the multi?trillion-dollar funding needed to ensure safe water and adapt to climate change. In Asia and the Pacific, for example, less than 40% of the $250?billion needed annually for […]
Argentina’s Glacier Law at a Crossroads: Water Security vs Short-Term Gains
As Argentina’s Congress prepares to debate the Glacier Law amendments on December 10, the core question: Will Argentina safeguard its vital water sources and ecological heritage, or trade them away for uncertain short-term gains? Argentina’s landmark 2010 glacier law, which currently prohibits mining and industrial activity in glacier and periglacial zones. The proposed changes would […]
Water as an Asset Class: Mobilising Finance for Water Security and Resilience
Climate change is intensifying floods, droughts, and water scarcity. However, global financing for water security and climate resilience falls far short of what’s needed. A 2024 survey of 59 Ministries of Finance (MoFs) finds that while finance leaders recognise water-related climate risks, few have fully integrated these risks into economic planning or mobilised adequate investment. […]
The Seasonal Heartbeat of Glaciers Is a Warning We Can No Longer Ignore
The seasonal rhythms of Earth’s glaciers with summer surges and winter calms are speaking to us. They are telling us the story of climate change in real time, in cycles that we can observe every year. They show us where we still have time to act (Antarctica’s ice, for instance, has not yet awakened to […]