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Signs of Worry, Signs of Hope on World Water Day

  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • agriculture
  • Cities
  • wastewater
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
Children in India carry water.
  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • agriculture
  • Cities
  • wastewater
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
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What Are the Environmental Costs of Valentine’s Day Flowers?

  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • water risk
Roses bought for Valentine's Day.
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • water risk
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Solving the Twin Crises of Energy and Water Scarcity

  • Freshwater
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • water risk
Power plant and water
  • Freshwater
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • 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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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

The Clean Power Plan: What’s Water Got To Do With It?

  • U.S. Climate
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • water risk
When it comes to water and fracturing, it’s all about location and time. Photo by Simon Fraser University/Flickr.
  • U.S. Climate
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • water risk
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Ranking the World’s Most Water-Stressed Countries in 2040

  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • data
  • climate change
  • water risk
14 of the 33 likely most water stressed countries in 2040 are in the Middle East. (Dubai, UAE) Photo by Jason Mrachina/Flickr.
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • data
  • climate change
  • 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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A Global Tour of 7 Recent Droughts

  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • mapping
  • water risk
Several extreme droughts have occurred globally in the past decade. Photo by Negeso Muso/Flickr
  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • mapping
  • water risk

California Sleepwalks into Water Crisis

  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • natural resources
  • U.S. policy
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
California's drought has dragged on for four years. Photo by Yana Edwin Murphy/Flickr
  • Aqueduct
  • drought
  • natural resources
  • U.S. policy
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
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Sustainable Development Goals Could Be a Game-Changer for Water

  • Aqueduct
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
A man fills water bottles in Sanaía, Yemen Photo by Foad Al Harazi / World Bank
  • Aqueduct
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
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Water Stewardship: Good for Business, Good for Sustainable Development

  • Aqueduct
  • Business
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
River Hubelj in Slovenia. Photo by nejcbole/Flickr
  • Aqueduct
  • Business
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
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Win-win: Reducing Water Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China’s Power Sector

  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
China’s power sector is the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and its biggest industrial water user. To meet increasing energy demand, the country may double its installed generation capacity by 2030. Photo by Asian Development Bank/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
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Why Cities Need to Address River Flooding Now

  • Aqueduct
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
  • Aqueduct
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
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World’s 15 Countries with the Most People Exposed to River Floods

  • Freshwater
  • Economics
  • Aqueduct
  • floods
  • climate change
  • mapping
  • rivers
  • water risk
Citizens flee floods in Sri Lanka. Photo by trokilinochchi/Wikimedia Commons.
  • Freshwater
  • Economics
  • Aqueduct
  • floods
  • climate change
  • mapping
  • rivers
  • 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

WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2014

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
During "Raaghiri Days" in Indian cities, streets are closed to cars to encourage walking and biking. Photo by Carol Mitchell/Flickr
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
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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
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset