Est. 2014 · Independent research center
Studying the quiet ties between water, climate and human life.
CHNS brings together hydrologists, climate scientists, geographers and policy specialists to investigate how water systems shape societies — and how societies can shape water systems back.
- 120+
- Peer-reviewed papers
- 38
- Active projects
- 24
- Partner institutions
- 9
- Countries of fieldwork
What we work on
Three interwoven research strands
Hydro-climate systems
Understanding how rainfall, rivers and groundwater interact under a changing climate.
Water security
Governance, access and allocation of freshwater across scales from household to basin.
Climate adaptation
Co-designing locally-grounded responses to flooding, drought and shifting seasonality.
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