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    natural infrastructure Water
    Water
    Update
    May 22, 2023

    Ethiopia and Tanzania Share Experiences and Lessons on Water Allocation Planning

    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    Fisherman in Tanzania lake
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    Ocean
    Insights
    May 2, 2023

    What Is Kelp and Why Is it Vital to People and the Planet?

    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Water
    • Ocean
    Fish feed on a kelp forest in the ocean
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Water
    • Ocean
    Forests
    Insights
    April 14, 2023

    Restoring Degraded Forests Could Bring Back Lost Rainfall, Cooler Temperatures

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    • Water
    • Climate
    Men planting a tree.
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    • Water
    • Climate
    Water
    News
    March 24, 2023

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

    • Water
    • Water Security
    • urban water resilience
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Water
    • Water Security
    • urban water resilience
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Water
    Africa
    Update
    March 22, 2023

    South African Cities Show Commitment to Accelerate Water Resilience at 2023 UN Water Conference

    • Water
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    Aerial view of Johannesburg
    • Water
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    Water
    News
    March 21, 2023

    RELEASE: WRI Makes Commitments to Address Water-Related Conflicts and Enhance African Cities’ Water Resilience at UN 2023 Water Conference

    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    • Water
    water tower in Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    • Water
    Cities
    Insights
    February 15, 2023

    5 Priorities for Urban Climate Action in 2023 and Beyond

    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Water
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • nature-based solutions
    • poverty
    • human rights
    A new electric bus in New Delhi, India
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Water
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • nature-based solutions
    • poverty
    • human rights
    Water
    Asia
    Insights
    February 14, 2023

    How Floods in Pakistan Threaten Global Security

    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Water
    • water risk
    • climate change
    Flood waters soak through a housing settlement in Pakistan.
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Water
    • water risk
    • climate change
    Water
    Africa
    Update
    January 27, 2023

    Restoring a Degraded Ethiopian Watershed for Water and Livelihood Security

    • food security
    • agriculture
    • poverty
    • Climate Equity
    • Water
    This view of the degraded Minzir 01 watershed shows evident signs of gully formation and low stream flow.
    • food security
    • agriculture
    • poverty
    • Climate Equity
    • Water
    Business
    Africa
    Update
    November 29, 2022

    P4G’s Partnership of the Year Demonstrates the Power of Rural Electrification Through Hydro Plants

    • Business
    • Water
    • power plants
    A river flows through Masai Mara Nature Reserve in Kenya
    • Business
    • Water
    • power plants
    Forests
    Insights
    November 29, 2022

    How Forests Near and Far Benefit People in Cities

    • Water
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    urban forest
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    Water
    Research
    November 29, 2022

    Better Forests, Better Cities

    Cityscape behind lush forest.
    Cities
    Africa
    News
    November 14, 2022

    RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch Fund to Help African Cities Build Water Resilience

    • COP27
    • Water
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • adaptation
    • Climate Resilience
    • COP27
    • Water
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • adaptation
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    Initiatives
    October 26, 2022

    AgriAdapt 

    Monitoring crops.
    Water
    North America
    Update
    August 30, 2022

    Small Reservoirs More Vulnerable to Climate Extremes

    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • water pollution
    A manmade reservoir with powerlines in the background
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • water pollution

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