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    Freshwater
    Freshwater
    Data
    August 6, 2019

    Aqueduct Global Maps 3.0 Data

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Data
    August 6, 2019

    Aqueduct 3.0 Country Rankings

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 9, 2019

    Congo Basin Deforestation Threatens Food and Water Supplies Throughout Africa

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Women model the handmade baskets they use every day in Malolo 2, Republic of Congo.
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    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
    Europe
    Insights
    June 21, 2019

    Conservation Finance Takes Off as the Netherlands Issues One of the Largest Green Bonds Ever

    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • Freshwater
    A floodplain restored through the Room for the River program. Image: Dutch Embassy
    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • Freshwater
    Food
    Insights
    June 4, 2019

    5 Ways to Put Food on a Water Diet

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • water risk
    African woman watering garden
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • water risk
    Forests
    Outcomes
    April 30, 2019

    Forest Resilience Bond Helps Reduce Wildfire Risk in California

    • Freshwater
    • Top Outcome: 2018
    US Forest Service, partners and local community members visit a restoration site in the North Yuba River Watershed in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Photo by Leah Schleifer/WRI
    • Freshwater
    • Top Outcome: 2018
    Forests
    Insights
    March 21, 2019

    Debunking Myths: 5 Things to Know About Green Infrastructure

    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    green infrastructure
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 19, 2019

    Water Is a Growing Source of Global Conflict. Here's What We Need to Do

    • Water Security
    • food security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    A man carries water for cooking, drinking and washing in East Timor.
    • Water Security
    • food security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 11, 2019

    127 Countries Now Regulate Plastic Bags. Why Aren't We Seeing Less Pollution?

    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • Freshwater
    plastic bag pollution
    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • Freshwater
    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
    Freshwater
    Insights
    January 28, 2019

    We Rely on Water for Everything We Need. Why Don't We Manage It That Way?

    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    An irrigation project in Rwanda.
    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2018

    Restoring Rio de Janeiro’s Forests Could Save $79 Million in Water Treatment Costs

    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Rio de Janeiro is surrounded by forested hills. Photo by Carlos Ortega/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    Data
    November 7, 2018

    47% of World's Thermal Power Capacity is in Highly Water-Stressed Areas

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Cities
    Initiatives
    November 6, 2018

    Power Explorer

    Green background
    Freshwater
    Insights
    November 5, 2018

    UN Security Council Examines the Connection Between Water Risk and Political Conflict

    • Aqueduct
    • human rights
    • United Nations
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    SDF fighters in central Raqqa
    • Aqueduct
    • human rights
    • United Nations
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    November 1, 2018

    Investors Think They Can Make Money Reducing Wildfire Risk. A Forest Restoration Project in Yuba, CA Puts this Idea into Practice.

    • Finance
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Learning about forest resilience with rangers. Photo: Leah Schleifer
    • Finance
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands

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