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UN Security Council Examines the Connection Between Water Risk and Political Conflict

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SDF fighters in central Raqqa
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WRI Calls SDGs "A Bold New Agenda For International Development"

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  • Energy
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  • Forests
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  • Cities
  • low carbon development
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6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

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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
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A New Strategy to Improve Water Quality—One Targeted Watershed at a Time

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More than 15,000 streams, rivers, and lakes are too polluted with nutrient runoff to support wildlife, be enjoyed recreationally, or serve as a drinking water source. Photo credit: USDA
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This website serves as an information portal about eutrophication—the over-enrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus—a leading threat to water quality around the world. Explore our interactive map and learn more.

Can Nutrient Trading Shrink the Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone?

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  • Freshwater
Dead fish resulting from toxins or oxygen depletion in Lake Binder, Iowa. Photo credit: Dr. Jennifer L. Graham, U.S. Geological Survey
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4 Grand Challenges to Energy, Food, and Water

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  • agriculture
  • climate change
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Coral Reefs - Polyps in Peril

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Récifs Coralliens en Péril (Revisité)

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Arrecifes en Peligro (Reexamen)

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Reefs at Risk from Coastal Development

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Reefs at Risk Revisited Launch, Washington, D.C.

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Reefs at Risk from Watershed-based Pollution

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Reefs at Risk Projections: Present, 2030, and 2050

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Thermal Stress on Coral Reefs between 1998 and 2007

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