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    water risk
    Freshwater
    Asia
    News
    January 16, 2018

    RELEASE: Dependence on Scarce Water Puts India’s Electricity Supply at Risk

    • power plants
    • water risk
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    40% of India’s Thermal Power Plants Are in Water-Scarce Areas, Threatening Shutdowns

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    India power plant
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Energy
    Insights
    January 4, 2018

    Power Plants Use Water, But We Have No Idea How Much

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Power plant in Germany
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Economics
    Insights
    November 14, 2017

    3 Steps to a Zero-Carbon Future

    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Solar panel installation in Rwanda
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Freshwater
    Insights
    September 25, 2017

    Water Stress is Driving Conflict and Migration. How Should the Global Community Respond?

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Drought in Rajasthan, India.
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Europe
    Insights
    August 28, 2017

    3 Ways to Keep Rome’s Fountains Flowing After Drought

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Trevi Fountain in Rome.
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    August 24, 2017

    7 Reasons We're Facing a Global Water Crisis

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    A flooded river in an open field.
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    August 10, 2017

    Addressing Women’s Burdens from Water Risks Could Help Reduce World Hunger

    • Freshwater
    • Gender
    • water risk
    woman in African village
    • Freshwater
    • Gender
    • water risk
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    July 26, 2017

    Droughts and Blackouts: How Water Shortages Cost India Enough Energy to Power Sri Lanka

    • Freshwater
    • Energy
    • power plants
    • water risk
    A power plant in India.
    • Freshwater
    • Energy
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    June 29, 2017

    No Water, No Power

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Water stress looms over electricity generation. Flickr/Kristian Wiklund
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Forests
    Insights
    June 13, 2017

    Growing Trees and Growing Profit: Is Your Business a “Restoration Enterprise?”

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Worker in Better Globe Forestry’s tree nursery in Kenya
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    May 16, 2017

    When Improving America’s Infrastructure, Don’t Forget Forests

    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Watershed
    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    April 11, 2017

    Thirsty for Change? 4 Ways to Improve Corporate Water Targets

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Closeup of water bottle
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Asia
    Insights
    March 22, 2017

    From Waste to Watts: How Sewage Could Help Fix India's Water, Energy and Sanitation Woes

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • waste
    • renewable energy
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Unkal tank
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • waste
    • renewable energy
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Forests
    Insights
    March 21, 2017

    3 Surprising Ways Water Depends on Healthy Forests

    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Rio Urubu Trees
    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Finance
    Insights
    March 10, 2017

    The Climate Finance Architecture the World Needs

    • climate finance
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate investment funds
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    Paris Climate Change Conference - November 2015
    • climate finance
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate investment funds
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    Food
    Insights
    March 6, 2017

    By the Numbers: The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • sustainable development goals
    Recycled bread rolls
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • sustainable development goals

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