Water Security: less talk, more action
Posted on 22nd December 2015
Over 200 people from 20 countries met to debate using a risk-based framework to respond to the global and local challenges at the Water Security 2015 conference held at Oxford University on 9-11 December.
Global leaders call for increased action and investment in water security
Posted on 9th November 2015
A number of global leaders have backed a Policy Statement committing to policies that contribute to water security, based on research led by Oxford University.
Water, Civilisation and Power in Sudan
Posted on 4th June 2015
At the launch of his book ‘Water, Civilisation and Power in Sudan’ in Oxford on 18 May 2015, Harry Verhoeven gave a snapshot of Africa’s most ambitious state-building projects in the modern era, where water played an important role. The book is the result of Harry’s doctoral research at Oxford University, and remarkable access to politicians, generals and intellectuals in Sudan over many years.
New EU project on coastal hazards and an Oxford ‘Think-Shop’
Posted on 27th May 2015
Professor Edmund Penning-Rowsell, Distinguished Research Associate at the School of Geography and the Environment, is managing a new research and knowledge transfer project to better protect society from coastal hazards.