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    Freshwater
    Asia
    Insights
    August 26, 2021

    How Water Challenges Threaten India’s Energy Security

    • water risk
    • renewable energy
    • power plants
    • drought
    • floods
    • Aqueduct
    Power plant in dry land
    • water risk
    • renewable energy
    • power plants
    • drought
    • floods
    • Aqueduct
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 15, 2020

    A Low-Carbon Recovery Can Create Jobs and Boost Indonesia’s Economy

    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • development
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    • renewable energy
    Aerial view of people and goods in a busy Jakarta street market. Photo by Henry Sudarman/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • development
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 22, 2020

    China Can Lead Global Green Trade Drive

    • commodities
    • illegal logging
    Cargo chip near San Francisco
    • commodities
    • illegal logging
    Business
    Africa
    Insights
    November 18, 2019

    Pour la durabilité de la production du cacao, les pays et les sociétés doivent s’engager

    • Climate
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    Producteur de cacao en Colombie.
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    October 7, 2019

    Climate Change Is Hurting Africa’s Water Sector, but Investing in Water Can Pay Off

    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Improving water management in African countries can improve climate resilience. Here, Waretu Abera, Head of Ethiopia's Water Land Resource Centre, stands by a stream. Photo by Panos Pictures/Food and Land Use Coalition.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Business
    Africa
    Insights
    September 25, 2019

    For Sustainability in Cocoa Production, Both Countries and Companies Need to Commit

    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    Cacao farmer in Colombia. Flickr/World Bank Photo Collection
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    July 10, 2019

    Will the Start of Forest Fires Season Hamper Indonesia’s Progress in Reducing Deforestation?

    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • commodities
    Indonesia forest fires
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • fires
    • deforestation
    • commodities
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    June 25, 2019

    How Does a Flood-prone City Run Out of Water? Inside Chennai’s “Day Zero” Crisis

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Chennai
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    September 27, 2018

    Places to Watch: 3 Forests Experiencing Rapid Clearing Right Now

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    Mountain gorilla
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • agriculture
    • commodities
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    August 8, 2018

    Tracking Deforestation in DRC's Forest Concessions Is Complicated

    • Forests
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    Road near the village of Ilanga in the DRC. Photo by Molly Bergen
    • Forests
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Oceania
    Insights
    July 11, 2018

    Mientras los grupos indígenas esperan durante décadas para los títulos de tierras, las empresas están adquiriendo sus territorios

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Shipibo-Konibo
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    News
    July 11, 2018

    COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Una nueva investigación revela un campo de juego desigual entre las comunidades y las empresas que compiten por los derechos sobre las tierras

    • land use
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land use
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 26, 2018

    Drop by Drop, Better Management Makes Dents in China’s Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Yellow River, China
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • water risk

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