United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health

Recent papers from United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health

1. Fuel treatment efficacy and longevity: regional trends and driversInternational Journal of Wildland Fire · 2026
2. Evaluation of Gridded Data Sets for Representing Precipitation Event Properties Across 20 U.S. Gulf Coast LocationsGeophysical Research Letters · 2026
3. Comparative analysis of barriers and opportunities for implementation of blue-green infrastructure for enhancing urban flood resilience in Uganda, Rwanda, and SwedenCities · 2026
4. Trend analysis of lifetime sexual activity and condom use self-efficacy in repeated cross-sectional survey data among adolescents in the Northwest Territories, CanadaSexual Health · 2026
5. More Frequent, Faster, and Seasonally Reorganized Drought‐to‐Pluvial Transitions in U.S. CitiesEarth s Future · 2026
6. Mapping bamboo distribution in Eastern Nepal using random forest and SNIC classification with sentinel 2 imageryDiscover Forests · 2026
7. Global warming intensifies compound renewable energy droughtsCommunications Earth & Environment · 2026
8. Protecting Development Gains Beyond 2030: From Earth Observation to Resilient DecisionsGlobal South & Sustainable Development · 2026
9. ‘I get angry since the river is dirty’: multi-method qualitative findings from young adolescents and elders in climate-affected Kenyan regions on water, sanitation, and hygiene concernsJournal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development · 2026
10. Tracing Equity on Paper and in Practice: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Equity in Kenya's Food GovernanceWorld Food Policy · 2026
11. Interventions to address the effects of climate change on human health in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping reviewHealth Policy and Planning · 2026
12. Geography of groundwater use and depletion in internationally shared aquifersProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2026
13. Sensitivity of observed changes in compound climate extremes in Europe to event definitionnpj natural hazards. · 2026
14. Recommendations for HIV care continuity during droughts and floods with key populations living with HIV in Kampala, Uganda: Qualitative insightsInternational Journal of STD & AIDS · 2026
15. Anthropogenic aerosol reduction contributes to faster flash drought onset in a changing climateNature Communications · 2026
16. Transforming Agricultural Water Management for Healthy People and Planet: Thinking Beyond WaterIrrigation and Drainage · 2026
17. Lived experiences of resource insecurity, weather-related disruptions, and wellbeing among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda: qualitative insightsJournal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development · 2026
18. Food insecurity among adolescent girls who are mothers (10–19 years) in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping reviewPLoS ONE · 2026
19. Embodied harm, normalised suffering: experiences of unpaid care and domestic work among women across the life course in sub-Saharan AfricaSocial Science & Medicine · 2026
20. Gender disparities in leadership of methodological research in health sciencePLoS ONE · 2026