Resources

16 Resources for

Research

July 19, 2021

Water Resilience in a Changing Urban Context:  Africa's Challenge and Pathways for Action

Water insecurity in African cities

Videos

March 10, 2020

Securing a Sustainable Water Future in an Ever-Drier World

Freshwater
Sustainable Development Goal 6
Economics

Freshwater
Sustainable Development Goal 6
Economics

Data

January 21, 2020

Achieving Abundance: Understanding the Cost of a Sustainable Water Future Data

Economics
Freshwater
Sustainable Development Goal 6

Economics
Freshwater
Sustainable Development Goal 6

Research

January 21, 2020

Achieving Abundance: Understanding the Cost of a Sustainable Water Future

Insights

January 21, 2020

It Could Only Cost 1% of GDP to Solve Global Water Crises

sustainable development goals
Sustainable Development Goal 6
Water Security
Freshwater
water risk

Water scarcity in Ethiopia

sustainable development goals
Sustainable Development Goal 6
Water Security
Freshwater
water risk

Research

December 18, 2019

Untreated and Unsafe: Solving the Urban Sanitation Crisis in the Global South

WRR: Sanitation Working Paper for Cities

Research

August 26, 2019

Green-Gray Assessment: How to Assess the Costs and Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Water Supply Systems

Research

August 22, 2019

Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting (VWBA): A Method For Implementing and Valuing Water Stewardship Activities

Research

August 22, 2019

Natural Infrastructure for Aquifer Recharge Financial Calculator: Method, Data and Assumptions

Insights

August 13, 2019

We're Grossly Underestimating the World's Water Access Crisis

Cities
Towards a More Equal City
Sustainable Development Goal 11
Sustainable Development Goal 6
Water Security
development
Freshwater

We are far from universal water access.

Cities
Towards a More Equal City
Sustainable Development Goal 11
Sustainable Development Goal 6
Water Security
development
Freshwater

Asia

Insights

July 2, 2019

PODCAST: How Chennai's Water Got to Day Zero

podcasts
Sustainable Development Goal 6
Water Security
Cities

The waterfront in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

podcasts
Sustainable Development Goal 6
Water Security
Cities

Insights

June 7, 2019

For a 1.5 C World, Cities Must Go Carbon Neutral. They Can’t Do It Alone.

climate science
Climate

Heidelberg, Germany

climate science
Climate

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

News

October 15, 2016

STATEMENT: WRI Statement on Montreal Protocol Amendment to Phase Down HFCs

GHG emissions
Paris Agreement

GHG emissions
Paris Agreement

Insights

December 30, 2015

Climate Milestones of 2015: The Good, the Bad and the Signs to Watch

Climate
International Climate Action
COP21
GHG emissions
extreme weather

Satellite image of central U.S. storm, December 28, 2015. Photo credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project

Climate
International Climate Action
COP21
GHG emissions
extreme weather

Insights

September 10, 2015

Greater Efficiency in Aviation and Maritime: The Double Win Trajectory

Economics
GHG emissions
energy efficiency
greenhouse gases
international climate policy

The aviation and maritime sectors are an increasingly significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Bridget Coila/Flickr.

Economics
GHG emissions
energy efficiency
greenhouse gases
international climate policy

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