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3 Ways to Scale Up Nature-Based Solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

  • infrastructure
  • natural infrastructure
  • adaptation finance
  • climate finance
A river flowing at the base of a large mountain in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
  • infrastructure
  • natural infrastructure
  • adaptation finance
  • climate finance
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As Cities Grow Across Africa, They Must Plan for Water Security

  • Water Security
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • climate finance
  • Urban Development
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
Water insecurity in African cities
  • Water Security
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • climate finance
  • Urban Development
  • Cities
  • urban water resilience
Insights

Restoring Ethiopia's Ecosystems Can Support Livelihoods and COVID-19 Recovery

  • coronavirus
  • Water Security
  • natural infrastructure
  • restoration
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
A degraded landscape in Ethiopia under a cloudy sky.
  • coronavirus
  • Water Security
  • natural infrastructure
  • restoration
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
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Combating the Coronavirus Without Clean Water

  • coronavirus
  • Water Security
  • poverty
  • health
  • Freshwater
People getting water in India
  • coronavirus
  • Water Security
  • poverty
  • health
  • Freshwater

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

  • water pollution
  • hypoxia
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
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
  • water pollution
  • hypoxia
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
Initiatives
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?

  • water pollution
  • hypoxia
  • Freshwater
Dead fish resulting from toxins or oxygen depletion in Lake Binder, Iowa. Photo credit: Dr. Jennifer L. Graham, U.S. Geological Survey
  • water pollution
  • hypoxia
  • Freshwater
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Coastal Eutrophic and Hypoxic Areas of Africa

  • Ocean
  • Freshwater
  • hypoxia
  • Water Quality
  • water pollution
  • Ocean
  • Freshwater
  • hypoxia
  • Water Quality
  • water pollution
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Coastal Eutrophic and Hypoxic Areas of Asia

  • Ocean
  • Freshwater
  • hypoxia
  • Water Quality
  • water pollution
  • Ocean
  • Freshwater
  • hypoxia
  • Water Quality
  • water pollution
Data

Coastal Eutrophic and Hypoxic Areas of Australia and Oceania

  • Ocean
  • Freshwater
  • hypoxia
  • Water Quality
  • water pollution
  • Ocean
  • Freshwater
  • hypoxia
  • Water Quality
  • water pollution
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Coastal Eutrophic and Hypoxic Areas of Europe

  • Ocean
  • Freshwater
  • hypoxia
  • Water Quality
  • water pollution
  • Ocean
  • Freshwater
  • hypoxia
  • Water Quality
  • water pollution

Coastal Eutrophic and Hypoxic Areas of South America

  • Ocean
  • Freshwater
  • hypoxia
  • Water Quality
  • water pollution
  • Ocean
  • Freshwater
  • hypoxia
  • Water Quality
  • water pollution
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