Drawing upon a variety of existing maps, data and information, a new Global Lakes and
Wetlands Database (GLWD) has been created. The combination of best available sources for …

To study the Earth system and to better understand the implications of global environmental
change, there is a growing need for large‐scale hydrographic data sets that serve as …

Despite the recognized importance of reservoirs and dams, global datasets describing their
characteristics and geographical distribution are largely incomplete. To enable advanced …

Free-flowing rivers (FFRs) support diverse, complex and dynamic ecosystems globally,
providing important societal and economic services. Infrastructure development threatens the …

Freshwater availability has been recognized as a global issue, and its consistent quantification
not only in individual river basins but also at the global scale is required to support the …

Despite significant recent advancements, global hydrological models and their input databases
still show limited capabilities in supporting many spatially detailed research questions …

Most studies on the impact of climate change on regional water resources focus on long-term
average flows or mean water availability, and they rarely take the effects of altered human …

This study presents a model-based approach for analyzing the possible effects of global change
on Europe's hydropower potential at a country scale. By comparing current conditions of …

Global efforts to conserve biodiversity have the potential to deliver economic benefits to
people (ie, “ecosystem services”). However, regions for which conservation benefits both …

Flowing waters have a unique role in supporting global biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles
and human societies 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 – 5 . Although the importance of permanent watercourses is …