Water Security
Competing demands for freshwater play out between sectors and regions within the same country, and between nations that vie for access to the water on which their entire economies—agriculture, energy, and industry—rely. This webpage is the library for all content on water security by scholars across CSIS. The CSIS Project on Water Security webpage present comprehensive policy solutions to the challenges water insecurity poses to U.S. geopolitical and economic interests, with a special focus on global food security, produced by the CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program. The Water and the Future of the Middle East project webpage houses the Middle East Program’s work to energize the policy environment around the issue of water insecurity in the region and provide constructive recommendations for necessary transformation.

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Can India Cut Off Pakistan’s Indus River Lifeline?
Critical Questions by David Michel — May 1, 2025

Bolstering Small-Scale Agriculture in an Era of Uncertainty with IFAD President Alvaro Lario
Transcript — April 24, 2025

Liquidity Crisis: Strengthening Funding Mechanisms for Resilient Water Systems
Commentary by David Michel — April 22, 2025

Navigating Waters
Report by Bhawna Prakash and Abhinav Subramaniam — March 17, 2025
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Living the Global Water Crisis
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Ripple Effect: Exploring the Intersection of Water Insecurity and Displacement in the Middle East

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Venezuela's Water Crisis and the Path Forward

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India's Inter-State Water Wars: Causes, Consequences, and Cures

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A Conversation with UN IFAD President Alvaro Lario
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Can India Cut Off Pakistan’s Indus River Lifeline?
Critical Questions by David Michel — May 1, 2025
Bolstering Small-Scale Agriculture in an Era of Uncertainty with IFAD President Alvaro Lario
Event — April 24, 2025
Bolstering Small-Scale Agriculture in an Era of Uncertainty with IFAD President Alvaro Lario
Transcript — April 24, 2025
Liquidity Crisis: Strengthening Funding Mechanisms for Resilient Water Systems
Commentary by David Michel — April 22, 2025


Streamlining Government Coordination for a More Rights Based Approach to Supply Chain Transparency
Event — March 25, 2025


Navigating Waters
Report by Bhawna Prakash and Abhinav Subramaniam — March 17, 2025