Mohammad Shamsudduha
Professor of water crisis and risk reduction at University College London, offering expert analysis on groundwater depletion, water management and solutions to avert global water bankruptcy.
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Jan 27, 2026 • 18min
Has the world entered an era of ‘water bankruptcy’?
Mohammad Shamsudduha, a UCL professor specializing in groundwater and water-risk solutions, and Patrick Wintour, The Guardian diplomatic editor reporting on Iran’s water collapse, discuss collapsing lakes, Tehran’s looming supply crises, drivers like overpumping and governance failure, and what ‘water bankruptcy’ means for agriculture, economies and policy. They explore monitoring, unconventional supplies and the role of climate as a threat multiplier.
