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How Floods in Pakistan Threaten Global Security

  • floods
  • Water Security
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • climate change
Flood waters soak through a housing settlement in Pakistan.
  • floods
  • Water Security
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • climate change
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How Water Challenges Threaten India’s Energy Security

  • water risk
  • renewable energy
  • power plants
  • drought
  • floods
  • Aqueduct
Power plant in dry land
  • water risk
  • renewable energy
  • power plants
  • drought
  • floods
  • Aqueduct
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From Coal to Renewables in China: Solving the Water Stress-Power Plant Mismatch

  • Freshwater
  • renewable energy
  • water risk
Hukou Waterfall
  • Freshwater
  • renewable energy
  • water risk
  • Water Security
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
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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

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
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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

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
  • power plants
  • water risk
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From Waste to Watts: How Sewage Could Help Fix India's Water, Energy and Sanitation Woes

  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • waste
  • renewable energy
  • wastewater
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
Unkal tank
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • waste
  • renewable energy
  • wastewater
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
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China’s Water Stress Is on the Rise

  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • industry
  • Urban Development
  • water risk
China’s Yellow River
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • industry
  • Urban Development
  • water risk

Environmental Justice and Democracy Failures at the Heart of Flint’s Water Crisis

  • Equity & Governance
  • Freshwater
  • environmental democracy
  • environmental justice
  • human rights
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
Water plant in Flint, Mich.
  • Equity & Governance
  • Freshwater
  • environmental democracy
  • environmental justice
  • human rights
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
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Does Coal Always Mean Water Stress Along With Economic Growth?

  • Economics
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
By adopting water conservation technologies, water saved in the agriculture sector can be transferred to the coal sector, however, with high cost. Photo by Yuan Wang.
  • Economics
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
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Water for All: How to Ensure We Leave No One Behind

  • U.S. Climate
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • sustainable development goals
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/10816734@N03/5457207232/">World Bank Photo Collection</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
  • U.S. Climate
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • sustainable development goals
  • Water Quality
  • water risk

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
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3 Maps Explain India’s Growing Water Risks

  • Aqueduct
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
In India more than 100 million people live in areas of poor water quality. Photo by Sambhaav Trust/Flickr.
  • Aqueduct
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • water risk

6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • UNFCCC
  • United Nations
  • U.S. policy
  • water risk
  • stories to watch
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
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • UNFCCC
  • United Nations
  • U.S. policy
  • water risk
  • stories to watch
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Energy-gulping Desalination Can’t Solve China’s Water Crisis Alone

  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • Cities
  • water risk
Tianjin is home to the Beijiang and Dagang desalination plants, which together are expected to account for a third of China’s 1.5-2 million-ton capacity by 2015. (Tianjin, China) Photo by Sam Gao/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • Cities
  • water risk

Shale Energy Potential Depends on Water Supply

  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • water risk
Shale development site, Australia. Photo Credit: John Amos/Flickr
  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • water risk

A Tale of 3 Countries: Water Risks to Global Shale Development

  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • water risk
Shale gas drilling site in Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: Nicholas Tonelli/Flickr
  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • water risk
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset