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10.07.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

New article: "No life without water: How Israel’s actions in Gaza echo past geno...

We share a recent piece published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists examining how the targeting of water resources in Gaza threatens civilian surviva...
24.06.2025

Education and Training

Kicking Off the 2025 Summer School on Water Governance

The 2025 Summer School on Water Governance has launched in Geneva, uniting experts to tackle today’s most urgent water-related challenges.
20.06.2025

Building Peace

50 Years of the UNESCO IHP | 12–13 June 2025, Paris

Marking 50 years of UNESCO’s IHP, Geneva Water Hub joined global partners and youth leaders to advance water cooperation, peace, and intergenerational dialo...
17.06.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

A Treaty on the Brink: Legal Reflections on India’s Suspension of the Indus Wate...

Our experts assess India’s IWT suspension, stressing the binding nature of water law even in conflict. Legal principles must endure.
11.06.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

UN Recognition & New Member: Global Alliance to Spare Water from Armed Conflicts...

UN spotlights Global Alliance co-led by Geneva Water Hub; Kuwait joins growing coalition to protect water in conflicts.
02.06.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

ProfMark Zeitoun Quoted in The Lancet on Water Infrastructure and Armed Conflict

New reference highlights Geneva Water Hub’s contribution to current global discussions on the weaponisation of water.
22.05.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

UN Security Council: Geneva Water Hub’s Global Alliance Gains Prominence

The United Nations Security Council will hold an Arria-formula meeting on 23 May 2025 to address the theme “Protecting Water in Armed Conflict.” This event ...
09.05.2025

Building Peace

Call for contributions

As part of the international conference “Water: a vector of peace in the Sahel”, which will be held from September 22 to 24, 2025 at Cheikh Anta Diop Univer...
05.05.2025

Building Peace

Save the Date: Geneva Water Hub and Club Diplomatique de Genève to Host High-Lev...

The Geneva Water Hub and the Club Diplomatique de Genève are pleased to announce an exclusive event on Water for Peace, by invitation only.
30.04.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

The imperative to protect water and water systems during armed conflict

The Geneva Water Hub is pleased to highlight the contribution of our researcher, Tadesse Kebebew, to the latest ICRC blog article titled “The Imperative to ...
15.04.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

Weaponizing Water: Mark Zeitoun Explores the Human Cost of Water in Conflict

At a thought-provoking Lunch Briefing on March 25, 2025, Professor Mark Zeitoun shed light on the troubling use of water in modern conflicts. Hosted at the ...
15.04.2025

Building Peace

Art Meets Science at HiFlow Geneva

As part of the Leaving the Island exhibition, Christian Bréthaut joined an inspiring Art Talk on March 20 to explore water's symbolic power and its role in ...
10.03.2025

Building Peace

"Drops of the Future" in Vienna: A Milestone for Water Cooperation!

On February 26–27, 2025, the OSCE-led “Drops of the Future” initiative held its concluding event in Vienna, marking the culmination of a youth-focused serie...
03.03.2025

Setting the Research Agenda

Announcing the 2025 Science Policy Incubator (SPI) Grant on Water Diplomacy!

We’re thrilled to launch the 2025 SPI Grant on Water Diplomacy, opening on March 8th, 2025! This is a unique opportunity for early-career researchers to bri...
10.02.2025

Education and Training

Enrollment Now Open for the 8th Edition of Our Summer School Program

The Geneva Water Hub is thrilled to announce the launch of the 8th edition of its Summer School, focusing on Water Governance: Frameworks and Negotiations.