Water security is a concept that has gained ascendance in policy circles and academic
scholarship, yet it remains loosely defined. Indeed, several review articles and edited …

The anthropology of water is a self-declared relational field that attempts to transcend
nature/culture distinctions by attending to the fact that the social and ecological aspects of …

There is growing acknowledgement that the material dimensions of water security alone are
inadequate; we also need to engage with a broader set of hydrosocial relationships. Indeed …

Household water insecurity has serious implications for the health, livelihoods and
wellbeing of people around the world. Existing methods to assess the state of household …

Household water insecurity is a complex socioecological challenge with a range of
consequences for health and wellbeing. Understanding individual and household‐level …

Water sharing offers insight into the everyday and, at times, invisible ties that bind people
and households with water and to one another. Water sharing can take many forms …

Using a relational approach, I examine several cultural dimensions involved in household
water access and use in Newtok, Alaska. I describe the patterns that emerge around …

Non-arid region countries, including Canada, enjoy abundant water resources, while arid
countries such as Qatar struggle to meet their water needs. However, climate change threats …

Universal access to safe drinking water is assumed to be a defining characteristic of cities in
the Global North. This article documents the daily challenges facing working class women in …

This study explores the nature of water security challenges in rural Alaska, using a
framework for environmental security that entails four interrelated concepts: availability …