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    Freshwater Cities Initiatives Insights News
    Freshwater
    News
    March 24, 2023

    STATEMENT: UN Water Conference Delivers Some Game-Changing Commitments, Yet Far More Action and Finance Needed to Address Global Water Crisis

    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • urban water resilience
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • urban water resilience
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Freshwater
    News
    March 21, 2023

    RELEASE: WRI Makes Commitments to Address Water-Related Conflicts and Enhance African Cities’ Water Resilience at UN 2023 Water Conference

    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    • Freshwater
    water tower in Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • Urban Development
    • Freshwater
    Forests
    Insights
    November 29, 2022

    How Forests Near and Far Benefit People in Cities

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    urban forest
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    Cities
    Africa
    News
    November 14, 2022

    RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch Fund to Help African Cities Build Water Resilience

    • COP27
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • adaptation
    • Climate Resilience
    • COP27
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • urban water resilience
    • adaptation
    • Climate Resilience
    Freshwater
    Initiatives
    January 19, 2022

    Joint Benefits Authority

    Aerial view of San Francisco.
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 4, 2021

    Systems Change Lab

    Person in crowd holding sign that reads "SYSTEM CHANGE NOT CLIMATE CHANGE" with Earth image on cardboard sign.
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    May 11, 2021

    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
    Forests
    Insights
    September 23, 2020

    How Forests Near or Far Can Protect Water for Cities

    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • water pollution
    A view of Hong Kong from the edge of a forest.
    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • water pollution
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 5, 2020

    A Fairer and More Sustainable Post-COVID World in Latin America

    • biking
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • infrastructure
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • transportation
    • Freshwater
    Silhouette of a person with a bicycle overlooking Belo Horizonte's skyline. Photo by Mariana Gil/WRI.
    • biking
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • infrastructure
    • sanitation
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • transportation
    • Freshwater
    Climate
    Insights
    January 5, 2020

    Collective Action at the Crossroads: What to Watch in 2020

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    renewable energy
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    Freshwater
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    October 31, 2019

    Responding to Day Zero Equitably: Water Crisis Lessons from Cape Town and Chennai

    • Cities
    • drought
    • Freshwater
    Cape Town’s largest reservoir, Theewaterskloof
    • Cities
    • drought
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    Initiatives
    October 8, 2019

    Urban Water Resilience Initiative

    Aerial view of Dar es Salaam after flooding.
    Freshwater
    Insights
    August 13, 2019

    We're Grossly Underestimating the World's Water Access Crisis

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • development
    • Freshwater
    We are far from universal water access.
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • development
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    News
    August 13, 2019

    RELEASE: Lack of Reliable and Affordable Water a Hidden Threat for Urban Households of the Global South

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Asia
    Insights
    July 2, 2019

    PODCAST: How Chennai's Water Got to Day Zero

    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    The waterfront in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    June 25, 2019

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

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Chennai
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 25, 2018

    Help for São Paulo’s Complex Water Woes: Protect and Restore Forests

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Cities
    • restoration
    The Atibainha reservoir in Cantareira System in São Paulo during drought.
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Cities
    • restoration
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

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

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • 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 & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk

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