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    Freshwater Africa Asia mapping poverty
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Update
    January 27, 2023

    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
    Asia
    Insights
    April 26, 2018

    Drop by Drop, Better Management Makes Dents in China’s Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Yellow River, China
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Europe Asia
    Insights
    April 11, 2018

    It's Not Just Cape Town: 4 Shrinking Reservoirs to Watch

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Al Massira dam, Morocco
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    February 15, 2018

    3 Things Cities Can Learn from Cape Town’s Impending “Day Zero” Water Shut-Off

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Cape Town, South Africa
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Africa Europe
    Insights
    November 3, 2015

    Beyond Conflict, Water Stress Contributed to Europe’s Migration Crisis

    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47205547@N02/21910319813/">MichaelGubi</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Africa
    Insights
    July 28, 2015

    How Ethiopia Went from Famine Crisis to Green Revolution

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • poverty
    Ethiopia is now greener than it has been in the last 145 years. Photo by Chris Reij/WRI
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • poverty
    Freshwater
    Asia North America
    Insights
    June 23, 2015

    NASA Satellite Data Help Show Where Groundwater Is – And Where It Isn’t

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/33377700@N00/155517365/">Ozyman</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Europe Asia North America
    Insights
    September 20, 2013

    Water Risk on the Rise

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Businesses are waking up to the risks water can pose to their operations and bottom line. (Credit: The National Guard/Flickr).
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Asia
    Insights
    January 30, 2013

    5 Sobering Realities about Global Water Security

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Food
    • food security
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Food
    • food security
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Asia Africa North America
    News
    January 30, 2013

    RELEASE: New Mapping Tool Provides Unprecedented Ability to Assess Water Risk

    • climate change
    • mapping
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • climate change
    • mapping
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Asia
    Insights
    January 24, 2013

    Climate Change Adaptation in Rural India: A Green Infrastructure Approach

    • Climate
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • natural resources
    • poverty
    • public participation
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • natural resources
    • poverty
    • public participation
    • Freshwater
    Africa
    Data
    October 6, 2009

    Uganda: Percentage of Households Relying on Open Sources of Drinking Water, 2002

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    Africa
    Data
    October 6, 2009

    Uganda: Poverty Density in Rural Subcounties with Safe Drinking Water Coverage Below 20 Percent

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    Africa
    Data
    October 6, 2009

    Uganda: Poverty Rate in Rural Subcounties with Safe Drinking Water Coverage Below 20 Percent

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    Africa
    Data
    October 6, 2009

    Uganda: Rural Subcounties with Safe Drinking Water Coverage Below 60 Percent, 2008

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    Africa
    Data
    October 6, 2009

    Uganda: Proportion of Rural Subcounty Population with Safe Drinking Water Coverage, 2008

    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • Freshwater

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