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    December 9, 2013

    4 Cities Show Leadership in Adapting to Local Climate Impacts

    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    Hoboken, N.J. experienced widespread flooding from Hurricane Sandy. Photo credit: Alec C. Perkins, Flickr
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    Cities
    Insights
    December 5, 2013

    Saving Lives with Sustainable Transport

    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Sustainable transport systems can improve traffic safety, while also offering a number of co-benefits.
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    November 25, 2013

    China Can Turn its Challenges into Clear Opportunities for Greener Growth

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    China's agricultural production - including rice, wheat and corn - could fall dramatically within a few decades due to shifts in precipitation and soil quality. Photo Credit: United Nations Photo, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    Food
    Insights
    November 22, 2013

    How Much Are Ecosystems Really Worth?

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    Women in Indonesia's teak forest harvest ground nuts. Photo credit: Murdani Usman, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    Energy
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 7, 2013

    Water Risks on the Rise for Three Global Energy Production Hot Spots

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • water risk
    A ship transports coal in China. Photo credit: foxxyz, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • water risk
    Food
    Insights
    October 31, 2013

    One-Quarter of World’s Agriculture Grows in Highly Water-Stressed Areas

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • water risk
    New WRI analysis shows that 57 percent of the world's cotton is grown in water-stressed areas. Photo credit: Stephen Morton, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • water risk
    Food
    Data
    October 31, 2013

    Dataset: Agricultural Exposure to Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • commodities
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • commodities
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Aqueduct
    Food
    Data
    October 31, 2013

    Portion of Agricultural Production Under High or Extremely High Stress

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    Food
    Data
    October 31, 2013

    Agricultural Exposure to Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    • mapping
    Climate
    Insights
    October 29, 2013

    Living within Earth's “Planetary Boundaries”

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    "The Human Quest" pairs stunning photography with hard-hitting science. Photo credit: Mattias Klum, The Human Quest
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Asia
    Data
    October 24, 2013

    China's Approved Synthetic Natural Gas Plant Capacity vs. Seasonal Variability

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia
    Data
    October 24, 2013

    China's Approved Synthetic Natural Gas Plant Capacity vs. Baseline Water Stress

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 23, 2013

    China’s Response to Air Pollution Poses Threat to Water

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    China's persistent smog prompted the State Council to announce an Air Pollution Control Action Plan. Photo credit: sheilaz413, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    October 17, 2013

    Smart Urban Design for India’s Sustainable Future

    • public transit
    • Cities
    Passengers board Indore's new iBus. Photo credit: EMBARQ
    • public transit
    • Cities
    Freshwater
    North America
    News
    October 15, 2013

    RELEASE: New Guidance to Protect America’s Water and Reduce Costs with Natural Infrastructure

    • Freshwater
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Forests
    North America
    Research
    October 15, 2013

    Natural Infrastructure

    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    October 14, 2013

    Need Clean Water? Invest in Nature

    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Incorporating strategically secured networks of forests can complement existing “built” infrastructure, reduce water-management costs, and effectively secure clean drinking water. Photo credit: Christopher Schoenbohm, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Freshwater
    Insights
    October 1, 2013

    Conflicting Reporting Systems May Hinder Companies' Water Risk Strategies

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • data
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    A tugboat pushes barges on the Mississippi River. Photo credit: Tom Gill, Flickr
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • data
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Asia
    Insights
    September 24, 2013

    New Greenhouse Gas Accounting Tool Will Help China’s Cities Pursue Low-Carbon Development

    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Nanjing Road, Shanghai. Photo credit: Austronesian Expeditions, Flickr
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases

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