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    water pollution
    Cities
    Initiatives
    September 12, 2018

    Cities4Forests

    Pond and trees in front of city skyline.
    Freshwater
    Insights
    January 10, 2024

    More Critical Minerals Mining Could Strain Water Supplies in Stressed Regions

    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • water quality
    • Water Quality
    Workers extracting lithium in Bolivia.
    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • water quality
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    North America
    Update
    August 30, 2022

    Small Reservoirs More Vulnerable to Climate Extremes

    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • water pollution
    A manmade reservoir with powerlines in the background
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • water pollution
    Cities
    Update
    May 23, 2022

    New Analysis Shows Air, Water, Other Environmental Pollution Remain a Severe Global Threat

    • Cities
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    • Cities
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    Freshwater
    Update
    November 3, 2021

    Developing a Global Model for Agricultural Pollution Control Cost

    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    • data
    • Aqueduct
    Nutrient management slurry on farmland
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    • data
    • Aqueduct
    Forests
    Insights
    September 23, 2020

    How Forests Near or Far Can Protect Water for Cities

    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • water pollution
    A view of Hong Kong from the edge of a forest.
    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • water pollution
    Ocean
    News
    May 15, 2020

    ADVISORY: Embargoed Press Call on Tackling Plastic and Pollution in the Ocean

    • water pollution
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 3, 2020

    Beyond Title: How to Secure Land Tenure for Women

    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Gender
    • land rights
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    woman-planting-cabbage
    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Gender
    • land rights
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    Technical Perspectives
    August 26, 2019

    INSIDER: Green Infrastructure Can Save Water Suppliers Money. Now You Can Estimate How Much.

    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water pollution
    Riverside trees in Atlanta's 4th Ward Park. Flickr/DeepRoot
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water pollution
    Climate
    Oceania
    Insights
    May 9, 2019

    From Mangroves to Tin Roofs: Fiji Uses Built and Natural Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation

    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • health
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    A house on stilts on the outskirts of Lautoka City, Fiji
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • health
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 8, 2019

    Will Women Build the Sustainable Infrastructure of the Future?

    • Equity & Governance
    • infrastructure
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Gender
    Installing a rooftop solar panel in Malawi
    • Equity & Governance
    • infrastructure
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Gender
    Freshwater
    Oceania Asia North America
    Insights
    March 4, 2019

    In World That Says It’s Cutting Nutrient Pollution, Progress Is Lacking

    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Algal blooms in Florida’s Santa Fe River
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    February 22, 2019

    After 15 Years, EPA Updates Water Quality Trading Policy. It Could Do More.

    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Wetlands like these in the Chesapeake provide cost-effective water quality services.
    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    January 24, 2019

    Land Matters: How Securing Community Land Rights Can Slow Climate Change and Accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals

    • Environmental Rights
    • sustainable development goals
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Sustainable Development Goal 13
    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    indigenous-people-forest
    • Environmental Rights
    • sustainable development goals
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Sustainable Development Goal 13
    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 23, 2018

    STATEMENT: Fourth National Climate Assessment Confirms Climate Change Will Affect All Regions and All Sectors of U.S. Economy

    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 18, 2018

    Women Are the Secret Weapon for Better Water Management

    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • Gender
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • Gender
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    July 2, 2018

    The Human Cost of Climate Change

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate policy
    • drought
    • Climate
    • water pollution
    • water risk
    Mother and child at flooded home in Bangladesh.
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate policy
    • drought
    • Climate
    • water pollution
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    March 20, 2018

    Women Get Shortchanged in Commercial Land Deals—Despite National Commitments to Gender Equality

    • Equity & Governance
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Gender
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Woman in Tanzania.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Gender
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities

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