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    Freshwater Freshwater Insights
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 19, 2019

    Water Is a Growing Source of Global Conflict. Here's What We Need to Do

    • Water Security
    • food security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    A man carries water for cooking, drinking and washing in East Timor.
    • Water Security
    • food security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 11, 2019

    127 Countries Now Regulate Plastic Bags. Why Aren't We Seeing Less Pollution?

    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • Freshwater
    plastic bag pollution
    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    Oceania Asia North America
    Insights
    March 4, 2019

    In World That Says It’s Cutting Nutrient Pollution, Progress Is Lacking

    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Algal blooms in Florida’s Santa Fe River
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    February 22, 2019

    After 15 Years, EPA Updates Water Quality Trading Policy. It Could Do More.

    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Wetlands like these in the Chesapeake provide cost-effective water quality services.
    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    Insights
    January 28, 2019

    We Rely on Water for Everything We Need. Why Don't We Manage It That Way?

    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    An irrigation project in Rwanda.
    • Water Security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 18, 2018

    Restoring Rio de Janeiro’s Forests Could Save $79 Million in Water Treatment Costs

    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Rio de Janeiro is surrounded by forested hills. Photo by Carlos Ortega/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • restoration
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Freshwater
    Insights
    November 5, 2018

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

    • Aqueduct
    • human rights
    • United Nations
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    SDF fighters in central Raqqa
    • Aqueduct
    • human rights
    • United Nations
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    November 1, 2018

    Investors Think They Can Make Money Reducing Wildfire Risk. A Forest Restoration Project in Yuba, CA Puts this Idea into Practice.

    • Finance
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Learning about forest resilience with rangers. Photo: Leah Schleifer
    • Finance
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 18, 2018

    Women Are the Secret Weapon for Better Water Management

    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • Gender
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • Gender
    • 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
    Freshwater
    Insights
    August 27, 2018

    Water Is a Source of Growing Tension and Violence in the Middle East

    • Aqueduct
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Africa Europe
    Insights
    July 6, 2018

    Why Climate Change is a Security Matter

    • Climate Resilience
    • circular economy
    • climate change
    • Freshwater
    Mopti riverfront
    • Climate Resilience
    • circular economy
    • climate change
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    Insights
    June 6, 2018

    PODCAST: Water Stress Is a Threat We Can't Ignore

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    The Sahel suffers regular droughts.
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Forests
    Insights
    May 22, 2018

    Forests and Wetlands Are Water Infrastructure. New Green Bond Helps Finance Their Protection

    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Forest watershed
    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    April 11, 2018

    Water Stress Threatens Nearly Half the World’s Thermal Power Plant Capacity

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Kolubara A thermal power plant in Serbia.
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • 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
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 19, 2018

    Forests Will Protect Brazil, but Only If Brazil Protects Them

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • natural infrastructure
    Sede do Projeto Conservador das Aguas in Brazil
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • natural infrastructure
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 14, 2018

    5 Things Companies Can Do to Grow in a Water-Stressed World

    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Ford's River Rouge factory.
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • water risk

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