01/13/2026
Essay
In this Essay, Sameer H. Shah examines the critical issues and concerns surrounding the sustainability and natural resource use in underlying AI technology infrastructure, as well as recommendations for future research priorities.
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01/20/2026
Review
In their review Jennifer Lento and colleagues summarise the challenges, and potential solutions, in aggregating existing freshwater biotic data, in the absence of globally harmonised monitoring efforts, in support of long-term biodiversity and conservation efforts.
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12/01/2025
Governance, policy, and politics
Mariam Zaqout et al. undertake a scoping literature review to examine the impact and complexities of the political economy of the Gaza Strip on the delivery of water and sanitation services over the two decades leading to the current humanitarian crisis.
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12/05/2025
Opinion
In this 2025 World Water Week Opinion, Isabell Hedke and colleagues call for more holistic approaches which address the interconnected dynamics at the nexus of water, health, and climate.
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11/05/2025
Review
Bathsheba Demuth et al. review trends in interdisciplinary river research and argue that a “water bias” or tendency to consider rivers as synonymous with water can hinder our understanding of rivers and their management.
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11/19/2025
Social, cultural, and behavioral research
Lauren Keira Marie Smith and colleagues find a variety of factors can influence gender bias in water management, negatively influencing sustainable water outcomes.
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01/08/2026
Health impacts and sanitation
Alison Parker and colleagues explore the role for regulators in urban road transported sanitation through key informant interviews with regulators in East and Southern Africa.
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11/03/2025
Social, cultural, and behavioral research
By Jaishri Srinivasan et al.
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01/28/2026
Health impacts and sanitation
By Emma Calikanzaros et al.
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11/14/2025
Water resources and hydrology
By Anusha Balangoda et al.
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10/13/2025
Review
By Geoff J. Vietz et al.
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