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STATEMENT: UN Water Conference Delivers Some Game-Changing Commitments, Yet Far More Action and Finance Needed to Address Global Water Crisis

  • Freshwater
  • Water Security
  • urban water resilience
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • Freshwater
  • Water Security
  • urban water resilience
  • Climate
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water tower in Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • Urban Development
  • Freshwater
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How Floods in Pakistan Threaten Global Security

  • floods
  • Water Security
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • climate change
Flood waters soak through a housing settlement in Pakistan.
  • floods
  • Water Security
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • climate change

Restoring a Degraded Ethiopian Watershed for Water and Livelihood Security

  • food security
  • agriculture
  • poverty
  • Climate Equity
  • Freshwater
This view of the degraded Minzir 01 watershed shows evident signs of gully formation and low stream flow.
  • food security
  • agriculture
  • poverty
  • Climate Equity
  • Freshwater
Update
A river flows through Masai Mara Nature Reserve in Kenya
  • Business
  • Freshwater
  • power plants
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How Forests Near and Far Benefit People in Cities

  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Water Quality
  • Water Security
  • health
  • Climate
  • biodiversity
urban forest
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RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch Fund to Help African Cities Build Water Resilience

  • COP27
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • adaptation
  • Climate Resilience
  • COP27
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
  • adaptation
  • Climate Resilience
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Monitoring crops.

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

New Project Promotes Integrated Water Resources Management in Ethiopia’s Tana Sub-basin

  • adaptation
  • climate impacts
  • water risk
  • Freshwater
A team analyzes plans for the Tana Sub-basin in a landscaped portion
  • adaptation
  • climate impacts
  • water risk
  • Freshwater
Update
Scott Francisco and Douglas Fraser speaking at the Partner Forest Coffee.
  • Cities
  • Freshwater
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Fish swim through a seagrass meadow
  • Freshwater
  • Climate
  • Ocean
Update

Developing a Global Model for Agricultural Pollution Control Cost

  • Freshwater
  • agriculture
  • pollution
  • water pollution
  • data
  • Aqueduct
Nutrient management slurry on farmland
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  • agriculture
  • pollution
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  • data
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Technical Perspectives

Why the First Global Stocktake Should Not Overlook Long-Term Climate Strategies

  • long-term strategies
  • COP26
  • Paris Agreement
A collection of national flags flying side-by-side.
  • long-term strategies
  • COP26
  • Paris Agreement
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10 Big Findings From the First Batch of Long-Term Strategies

  • long-term strategies
  • United Nations
  • Paris Agreement
  • GHG emissions
  • National Climate Action
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP26
The front of the United Nations building lined with flags.
  • long-term strategies
  • United Nations
  • Paris Agreement
  • GHG emissions
  • National Climate Action
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP26