Introduction

The London Water Research Group was not so much launched as emerged. It grew out of research focused on the Middle East and North Africa. The journey started with a conventional focus on the idea that limited water resources determined limited options and increased conflict. Explaining the absence of armed conflict over hyper-scarce water resources led to a long-standing interest in embedded water/'virtual water'.

During the second half of the 1990s ten graduate researchers deepened understanding of water security, financing water resource development and the challenges of sharing transboundary waters. Since 2000s the research and publication focus has intensified on water resource security with an emphasis on the role of the water/food/trade nexus. In addition the Group has had a major international impact on the analysis of international transboundary water resources.

The website seeks to function as a hub for innovative ideas on water management and economics, water/food/trade, investment into land and water, transboundary water analysis and the water/energy nexus. For further enquiries, please feel free to contact us at info@lwrg.org.

The London Water Research Group is a network of researchers working on issues of water security at different institutions. Below are profiles of some of the key members.