{"id":477,"date":"2025-09-23T17:32:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog-dev\/?page_id=460"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:04:46","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO Centre For Water Law, Policy and Science blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-blocksy-query\" data-id=\"ff39897f\"><div class=\"ct-posts-block\" data-prefix=\"blog\"><div class=\"entries\" data-archive=\"default\" data-layout=\"enhanced-grid\" data-cards=\"boxed\"><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-522 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/initiate-2025-workshop-in-montpellier-france\/\" aria-label=\"Student Voices from Montpellier: Reflections on the INITIATE 2025 Workshop.\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251008-WA0006-768x617.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251008-WA0006-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251008-WA0006-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251008-WA0006-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251008-WA0006-1536x1234.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251008-WA0006-2048x1645.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/initiate-2025-workshop-in-montpellier-france\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Student Voices from Montpellier: Reflections on the INITIATE 2025 Workshop.<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Abby Varghese, Leverhulme Doctoral Scholar in Regenerative Innovation.&nbsp; Spending a week in Montpellier for the INITIATE 2025 Workshop was an experience that went far beyond academic learning; it was a journey of co-creation, collaboration, and discovery. The event brought together\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/author\/lfreddy001\/\" title=\"Posts by Lauren Freddy\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Lauren Freddy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-01-16T15:54:20+00:00\">16th January 2026<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-2\">Blog<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-518 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorised tag-water-literacies\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/water-literacies-in-scotland-valuing-water-across-culture-environment-and-the-economy\/\" aria-label=\"Water Literacies in Scotland: Valuing Water Across Culture, Environment, and the Economy\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2020\/03\/cropped-cropped-DSCF1882.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2020\/03\/cropped-cropped-DSCF1882.jpg 512w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2020\/03\/cropped-cropped-DSCF1882-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2020\/03\/cropped-cropped-DSCF1882-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2020\/03\/cropped-cropped-DSCF1882-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2020\/03\/cropped-cropped-DSCF1882-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2020\/03\/cropped-cropped-DSCF1882-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2020\/03\/cropped-cropped-DSCF1882-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/water-literacies-in-scotland-valuing-water-across-culture-environment-and-the-economy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Water Literacies in Scotland: Valuing Water Across Culture, Environment, and the Economy<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Honorary Professor Neil Coles, UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science. NColes001@dundee.ac.uk Water is a vital element of Scotland\u2019s economy, environment and culture. It is a key resource for industries such as food and drink, leisure, and tourism, and\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/author\/lfreddy001\/\" title=\"Posts by Lauren Freddy\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Lauren Freddy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-12-19T15:37:49+00:00\">19th December 2025<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/category\/uncategorised\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-1\">Uncategorised<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-508 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-cop30 tag-nandan-mukherjee tag-unfccc\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/cop30-brief-water-at-the-forefront-yet-still-not-a-water-cop-dr-nandan-mukherjee\/\" aria-label=\"COP30 Brief: Water at the Forefront \u2014 Yet Still Not a \u201cWater COP\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/cop30-brief-water-at-the-forefront-yet-still-not-a-water-cop-dr-nandan-mukherjee\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">COP30 Brief: Water at the Forefront \u2014 Yet Still Not a \u201cWater COP\u201d<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Dr Nandan Mukherjee, Binks Institute for Sustainability and the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science. School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law. nmukherjee001@dundee.ac.uk Returning from COP30 in Bel\u00e9m, one is immediately struck by the extent to which water\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/author\/lfreddy001\/\" title=\"Posts by Lauren Freddy\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Lauren Freddy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-12-05T15:03:27+00:00\">5th December 2025<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-2\">Blog<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-453 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/doctoral-research-by-aidan-wrethman\/\" aria-label=\"Doctoral Research by Aidan Wrethman\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/doctoral-research-by-aidan-wrethman\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Doctoral Research by Aidan Wrethman<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Doctoral Research by Aidan Wrethman<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/author\/lfreddy001\/\" title=\"Posts by Lauren Freddy\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Lauren Freddy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-09-05T11:59:43+01:00\">5th September 2025<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/category\/blog\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-2\">Blog<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-447 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/integrated-environmental-authorisations-in-scotland-farewell-to-the-car\/\" aria-label=\"Integrated Environmental Authorisations in Scotland &#8211; Farewell to the CAR\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2025\/09\/aerial-view-2023-02.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/unesco-centre-blog\/integrated-environmental-authorisations-in-scotland-farewell-to-the-car\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Integrated Environmental Authorisations in Scotland &#8211; Farewell to the CAR<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Professor Sarah Hendry, Dundee Law School and the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science at the University of Dundee s.m.hendry@dundee.ac.uk My thanks to colleagues, in Law and in Geography, who commented on this in draft. 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