Never Ask for a Lighter Rain but a Stronger Umbrella

In a recent editorial in the journal Nature Sustainability, the editors raised the concernthat journal submissions on water studies appear too similar. The gist of the editorial:“too many publications and not enough ideas.” In this response, we contest this notion,and point to the numerous new ideas that result from taking a broader view of thewater science field. Drawing inspiration from a recently hosted conference geared attranscending traditional disciplinary silos and forging new paradigms for water research,we are, in fact, enthusiastic and optimistic about the ways scientists are investigatingpolitical, economic, historical, and cultural intersections toward more just and sustainablehuman-water relations and ways of knowing.