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    Commentary Water Security Insights
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 20, 2024

    The Inequity of Water: While Scarcity Is Felt Locally, its Causes Are Increasingly Global

    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • Water Security
    • food security
    Amhara farmers carrying corn crop near Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve.
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • Water Security
    • food security
    Freshwater
    Insights
    October 20, 2023

    The Next Phase of Corporate Sustainability: Addressing Consumer Water Use

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Water Security
    • water risk
    Washing dishes.
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Water Security
    • water risk
    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
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    April 22, 2021

    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
    Forests
    Insights
    January 27, 2021

    Global Forest Review: Forest Pulse

    • global forest watch
    forest fires palangkaraya central kalimantan indonesia.jpg
    • global forest watch
    Climate
    Insights
    December 1, 2020

    5 Keys to a Climate-resilient Recovery After COVID-19

    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • food security
    • climate impacts
    A farmer standing in a flooded field.
    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Water Security
    • food security
    • climate impacts
    Forests
    Insights
    November 19, 2020

    Progress Must Speed Up to Protect and Restore Forests by 2030

    • fires
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • global forest watch
    A pile of logs on the side of a road.
    • fires
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Insights
    June 8, 2020

    Is Destruction the Inevitable Fate of Our Forests?

    • fires
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forest fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • fires
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Freshwater
    Insights
    April 8, 2020

    Combating the Coronavirus Without Clean Water

    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • poverty
    • health
    • Freshwater
    People getting water in India
    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • poverty
    • health
    • Freshwater
    Forests
    Insights
    February 21, 2020

    Agriculture Drove Recent Record-Breaking Tree Cover Loss

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Cornfield in Thailand
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Forests
    Insights
    January 10, 2020

    10 Big Changes for Forests Over the Last Decade

    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Freshwater
    Insights
    December 5, 2019

    We Predicted Where Violent Conflicts Will Occur in 2020. Water Is Often a Factor

    • Water Security
    • human rights
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Mali water
    • Water Security
    • human rights
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    October 10, 2019

    More Water Shortages Mean Energy Investors Need New Ways to Manage Drought Risk

    • Water Security
    • fossil fuels
    • drought
    • Energy
    • Finance
    A thermal power plant in Rajasthan. Flickr/vedantlath
    • Water Security
    • fossil fuels
    • drought
    • Energy
    • Finance
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    October 7, 2019

    Climate Change Is Hurting Africa’s Water Sector, but Investing in Water Can Pay Off

    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Improving water management in African countries can improve climate resilience. Here, Waretu Abera, Head of Ethiopia's Water Land Resource Centre, stands by a stream. Photo by Panos Pictures/Food and Land Use Coalition.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 23, 2019

    What Can Global Forest Watch Tell Us About the Fires in Brazil?

    • Climate
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • fires
    • climate change
    • global forest watch
    GFW Satellite Fires image
    • Climate
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • fires
    • climate change
    • global forest watch
    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
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 9, 2019

    Congo Basin Deforestation Threatens Food and Water Supplies Throughout Africa

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    Women model the handmade baskets they use every day in Malolo 2, Republic of Congo.
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • Water Security
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    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
    Insights
    June 3, 2019

    A 5-Step Plan to Protect and Restore Indonesia's Forests

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • low carbon development
    Forest on the Mamberamo River in Papua.
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • low carbon development
    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

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