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This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the difficulties of achieving consistency and coherency in watershed indicators across Canada and in transboundary contexts. Based on activities conducted by the Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network (CSIN) in 2014–2015, including webinars and a workshop, the document identifies systemic challenges such as jurisdictional fragmentation, varying data collection methodologies, and imbalanced institutional capacities. It provides a series of recommendations for developing and improving indicator frameworks to better inform policy and environmental management.

The Stockholm Environment Institute has developed a tool based on the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) system that allows water managers to model the impact of various management options on aquatic habitat and species viability. By analyzing daily hydraulic, substrate, and temperature conditions, the tool helps balance human water needs (urban, industrial, agricultural) with ecosystem health. It has been applied in California's Santa Clara Valley Water District and the South Fork Eel River to manage salmon habitats and evaluate the impact of policies, including cannabis cultivation and groundwater management laws.

This consultation draft policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines climate hazards affecting the agriculture and water sectors in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). It analyzes the status of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), identifies critical climate risks such as heatwaves and flooding, and outlines priority adaptation strategies and financing gaps across the region's member states.

This fact sheet from the Stockholm Environment Institute outlines the challenges facing smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically regarding food security, soil fertility, and water management. It proposes an integrated systems approach combining water harvesting, conservation agriculture, and 'productive sanitation'—the reuse of human excreta as fertilizer—to close yield gaps and build climate resilience.

This fact sheet outlines specific research priorities for managing springs in Nepal's Midhills, focusing on rainfall data gaps, hydrogeological processes, and socio-economic dynamics.

This fact sheet describes a project led by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) from October 2020 to September 2023, funded by the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs/the Darwin Initiative. The project aims to protect and restore Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Myanmar's Upper Chindwin Basin through integrated land and water management practices and the development of Community Action Plans (CAP) to secure sustainable livelihoods.

This policy brief, produced as part of the European Commission FP7 funded MEDIATION project, evaluates Robust Decision Making (RDM) as a decision support tool for climate change adaptation. RDM focuses on identifying strategies that perform well across a wide range of plausible futures—prioritizing 'robustness' over 'optimality'—particularly in situations of 'deep uncertainty' where probabilistic data is scarce.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the management of the Bali Province Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It focuses on the Subak—traditional farmer organizations managing irrigation—and argues that the site's survival depends on the active, meaningful participation of these farmers and the resolution of socio-economic pressures such as land conversion, water scarcity, and the high cost of rituals.

This report details an interdisciplinary Environmental Flows (E-Flows) assessment of the Nam Songkhram River Basin in Northeast Thailand. The study examines the critical relationship between the Mekong River mainstream and the Nam Songkhram floodplain, emphasizing how the annual 'flood pulse' sustains high aquatic biodiversity and local livelihoods. The findings highlight a transition from natural wetland habitats to simplified ecosystems dominated by agricultural land and industrial tree plantations, specifically eucalyptus. The report argues that upstream flood control infrastructure is largely futile due to the dominance of the Mekong's hydrology and recommends a holistic, multi-stakeholder approach to basin management to prevent further ecological collapse.

The 'Exercice Flux des Ressources (FdR): Guide de Mise en Oeuvre' is a practical guide published by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in November 2023. It describes a participatory mapping exercise designed to help rural households, specifically in Burkina Faso, recognize 'natural' household waste as valuable agricultural resources. The guide provides a step-by-step methodology for facilitators to map the flow of resources—from production and consumption to waste generation and management—to identify system weaknesses and explore sustainable valorization options.

This fact sheet describes WEAP (Water Evaluation and Adaptation Planning), a software tool developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute for integrated water resources planning and policy analysis.

This policy brief by Transforma provides recommendations for the recovery of Colombia's agri-food production sector following the COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that the pandemic exacerbated historical vulnerabilities, such as low rural associativity and inefficient resource use, and advocates for a transition toward sustainable production systems, improved rural digitalization, and more inclusive financial mechanisms to ensure long-term food sovereignty and resilience.

This report from the World Resources Institute examines the potential of improved water management in rice production to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve water. It identifies specific techniques to reduce flooding, analyzes barriers to adoption across several countries, and provides recommendations for research and policy reform to scale these practices.

This working paper examines four land and water management practices aimed at increasing crop yields and livelihoods for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa's drylands, proposing seven pathways to scale these practices.

The World Resources Institute working paper 'Achieving Abundance' introduces a methodology for decision-makers to calculate the costs of sustainable water management and estimates the global annual cost to reach these goals at US$1.04 trillion (2015$) between 2015 and 2030.

This guide from WWF South Africa encourages community cooperation and collective action to manage extreme water scarcity, arguing that individual stockpiling is insufficient for long-term resilience.