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    January 13, 2020

    This Month in Climate Science, December 2019: Pre-term Births, Fewer Fishermen and Accelerated Arctic Melt

    • this month in climate science
    • climate science
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • health
    • Ocean
    • Water
    Two fishermen offloading lobster from their boat onto a floating dock in Maine.
    • this month in climate science
    • climate science
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • health
    • Ocean
    • Water
    Climate
    Insights
    January 5, 2020

    Collective Action at the Crossroads: What to Watch in 2020

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    renewable energy
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    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
    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
    Equity
    Asia
    Insights
    December 2, 2016

    How Do You Know if Adaptation Is Working? Lessons from Kumbharwadi, India

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • Water
    Field in Trimbak, Maharashtra, India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • Water
    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
    May 19, 2015

    Getting It Right: A New Global Model to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Finance
    • climate policy
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    • COP21
    Photo Credit: U.S. Mission to the United Nations at Rome
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Finance
    • climate policy
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    • COP21
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    March 12, 2015

    Win-win: Reducing Water Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China’s Power Sector

    • Energy
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    China’s power sector is the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and its biggest industrial water user. To meet increasing energy demand, the country may double its installed generation capacity by 2030. Photo by Asian Development Bank/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    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
    Equity
    Insights
    December 31, 2014

    So What Did We Learn in 2014?

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    2014 shifted the needle toward a more sustainable future. Photo by David Drodge/The Pembina Institute
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    Equity
    Insights
    December 30, 2014

    WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2014

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    During "Raaghiri Days" in Indian cities, streets are closed to cars to encourage walking and biking. Photo by Carol Mitchell/Flickr
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    Climate
    Insights
    December 16, 2014

    More Rice, Less Methane

    • Food
    • Water
    • creating a sustainable food future
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Reducing flooding in rice paddies can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and can also help conserve water and boost yields. Photo by IRRI.
    • Food
    • Water
    • creating a sustainable food future
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 3, 2014

    3 Climate Adaptation Lessons from Brazil’s Cities

    • Water
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • drought
    Temperatures are climbing to record-breaking highs in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Photo by Bruna Cabrera/Flickr.
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • drought

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