Prince Claus Chairholder Dr Helena Varkkey participated in a three-day workshop on water governance and lived experiences, held in Izmir, Türkiye, from 1 to 3 July 2026. Organised by colleagues from the Water, Securitisation Anxieties and Border Imaginaries (WASABI) project, the workshop explored everyday experiences of water governance in interconnected cross-border regions. Discussions addressed topics…

As of 1 September 2025, Dr. Helena Binti Muhamad Varkkey will formally start the Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus university Rotterdam (ISS) on Transboundary haze governance in Southeast Asia. She will hold this position for two years, until 1 September 2027. In addition, she…