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    sustainable development goals
    Climate
    Insights
    January 14, 2014

    Multinationals Need to Take Notice and Take Action on Water Risk Data

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Brazil has 12% of the world's freshwater resources, but its industries, farms, and communities are concentrated along the coasts, unable to access much of the country's plentiful resources. Photo credit: Flickr/John Wiseman
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Climate
    Africa Asia Europe Latin America North America
    Insights
    December 23, 2013

    5 Big Energy Stories of 2013

    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    President Barack Obama at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Freshwater
    Insights
    December 12, 2013

    World’s 36 Most Water-Stressed Countries

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    37 countries face extremely high water stress, including Pakistan (shown here). Photo credit: Russell Watkins, DFID
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    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
    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
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 23, 2013

    Global Efforts to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change Must Come Together

    • Climate
    • Food
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    This week, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will address two of the most pressing challenges of our time: poverty and climate change. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT
    • Climate
    • Food
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Freshwater
    Europe Asia North America
    Insights
    September 20, 2013

    Water Risk on the Rise

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Businesses are waking up to the risks water can pose to their operations and bottom line. (Credit: The National Guard/Flickr).
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    August 29, 2013

    Managing the Earth from Space: Satellite and Sensing Technology in Water Management

    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    The Euphrates River
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Asia
    Insights
    August 26, 2013

    Majority of China’s Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plants Located in Water-Stressed Regions

    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    June 5, 2013

    The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Linking Sustainability and Poverty Eradication

    • Climate
    • multilateral development banks
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    • Climate
    • multilateral development banks
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    May 29, 2013

    4 Issues to Watch: Recommendations for the Post-2015 Development Agenda

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    May 29, 2013

    New Study Raises Question: What Don’t We Know About Water Scarcity?

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    May 21, 2013

    Step-by-Step Guidance on Corporate Water Disclosure

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • corporate sustainability
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • corporate sustainability
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 2, 2013

    Nearly Half of U.S. Fracking Sites Overlap with Water-Stressed Regions

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 22, 2013

    Navigating the "Vast Sea of Unknowns" of Water Risk

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 22, 2013

    In the Face of Growing Risks, Every Day Is a World Water Day

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater

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