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    Climate water risk
    Water
    Africa
    Insights
    June 25, 2021

    3 Strategies for Water-Wise Development in Ethiopia

    • Water Security
    • water risk
    • Climate
    • agriculture
    People drive herds of oxen and sheep great distances to water them at this reservoir.
    • Water Security
    • water risk
    • Climate
    • agriculture
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    October 7, 2019

    Climate Change Is Hurting Africa’s Water Sector, but Investing in Water Can Pay Off

    • Climate Resilience
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Improving water management in African countries can improve climate resilience. Here, Waretu Abera, Head of Ethiopia's Water Land Resource Centre, stands by a stream. Photo by Panos Pictures/Food and Land Use Coalition.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    June 25, 2019

    How Does a Flood-prone City Run Out of Water? Inside Chennai’s “Day Zero” Crisis

    • Water
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Chennai
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Climate
    Data
    November 7, 2018

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

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • Water
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • Water
    • water risk
    Equity
    Insights
    July 2, 2018

    The Human Cost of Climate Change

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate policy
    • drought
    • Climate
    • water pollution
    • water risk
    Mother and child at flooded home in Bangladesh.
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate policy
    • drought
    • Climate
    • water pollution
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    April 11, 2018

    Water Stress Threatens Nearly Half the World’s Thermal Power Plant Capacity

    • Energy
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Kolubara A thermal power plant in Serbia.
    • Energy
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

    • Equity
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • Equity
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    June 29, 2017

    No Water, No Power

    • Energy
    • Water
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Water stress looms over electricity generation. Flickr/Kristian Wiklund
    • Energy
    • Water
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    February 9, 2016

    What Are the Environmental Costs of Valentine’s Day Flowers?

    • Forests
    • Water
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • water risk
    Roses bought for Valentine's Day.
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 8, 2015

    The Clean Power Plan: What’s Water Got To Do With It?

    • U.S. Climate
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • water risk
    When it comes to water and fracturing, it’s all about location and time. Photo by Simon Fraser University/Flickr.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    August 26, 2015

    Ranking the World’s Most Water-Stressed Countries in 2040

    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • data
    • climate change
    • water risk
    14 of the 33 likely most water stressed countries in 2040 are in the Middle East. (Dubai, UAE) Photo by Jason Mrachina/Flickr.
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • data
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    March 5, 2015

    World’s 15 Countries with the Most People Exposed to River Floods

    • Water
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • climate change
    • mapping
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Citizens flee floods in Sri Lanka. Photo by trokilinochchi/Wikimedia Commons.
    • Water
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • climate change
    • mapping
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Equity
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • united nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • united nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 9, 2014

    Latin American Experts Need Good Data to Plan for Water Stress and a Changing Climate

    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Dry conditions have already cut into Brazil’s grain and coffee production. Photo credit: Nelo Mijangos/Flickr
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • water risk

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