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    21 Resources for
    wastewater Insights
    Ocean
    Insights
    September 15, 2020

    Using the Ocean As a Tool for Global Economic Recovery

    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • aquaculture
    • Ocean
    • renewable energy
    • restoration
    • wastewater
    Coastal communities, which heavily rely on the ocean economy, are among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • aquaculture
    • Ocean
    • renewable energy
    • restoration
    • wastewater
    Cities
    Insights
    December 18, 2019

    We're Underestimating How Many People Lack Sanitation Services—and Ignoring the Best Solution for Many Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • waste
    • Cities
    • world resources report
    Polluter waterways carry impacts of poor sanitation citywide. Photo by SusanA Secretariat/Flickr
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • waste
    • Cities
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Insights
    March 26, 2019

    Public Space for Recreation Is Good for Cities. Guadalajara, Mexico Shows Us 3 Reasons Why.

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    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
    Cities
    Insights
    January 31, 2019

    Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Informal settlements at the edge of Mumbai, India. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    December 18, 2018

    Johannesburg Fights Inequality with Transit-Oriented Development

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Contrasting high and low income housing juxtaposed in Bloubosrand, Johannesburg, June 2016. Photo: Christina Culwick
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Insights
    October 31, 2018

    Putting the Poor First to Improve Sanitation in Kampala

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • world resources report
    Sanitation entrepreneur in Kampala. Photo: Water for People.
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • world resources report
    Asia
    Insights
    August 30, 2018

    Equitable Planning in Ahmedabad: Beyond Eminent Domain

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report
    Ahmedabad uses a special process for acquiring land to make sure new developments receive city services.
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report
    Asia
    Insights
    August 16, 2018

    India's Boom Pushed Cities to Their Limits. Here's How Pune Coped.

    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report
    Waste collection door-to-door by the members of the SWaCH cooperative in Pune, India. Photo Credit: Brodie Talbot
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    May 29, 2018

    Informal Workers Make Cities Work For All: 3 Stories from Thailand, India and Colombia

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • world resources report
    Choral Mauladia, a street vendor and trade unionist in Ahmedabad. Photo: Getty Images Reportage.
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Cities
    • poverty
    • world resources report
    Asia
    Insights
    March 22, 2017

    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
    Insights
    December 12, 2016

    PODCAST: Closing the Loop with a Circular Economy

    • podcasts
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • wastewater
    Recycle bins
    • podcasts
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • wastewater
    Cities
    Insights
    October 13, 2016

    New Urban Transport Models Can Help Create Sustainable Cities

    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Bicycles in Shanghai
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Development
    • world resources report
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    July 11, 2016

    Guacamole Coasts: Not Just Florida, Not Just Now

    • water pollution
    • mapping
    • pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • water pollution
    • mapping
    • pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 20, 2016

    Beneath the Caribbean Sea, a Wastewater Problem Lurks Unnoticed

    • natural infrastructure
    • wastewater
    Isla Colon in Bocas del Toro, Panama.
    • natural infrastructure
    • wastewater
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 8, 2016

    A History of Untreated Sewage Sours Tobago’s Waters

    • Economics
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Store Bay, Tobago
    • Economics
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    March 22, 2016

    World Water Day: How “Sludge” Can Power China’s Cities While Cutting Emissions

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    • wastewater
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 21, 2016

    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
    Food
    Insights
    June 4, 2014

    Sustainable Fish Farming: 5 Strategies to Get Aquaculture Growth Right

    • aquaculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • world resources report
    Aquaculture production will need to more than double again between now and 2050 to meet the demands of a growing population. Photo credit: WorldFish/Flickr
    • aquaculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • world resources report
    Food
    Africa
    Insights
    July 31, 2013

    3 Unexpected Ways to Improve Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa

    • climate change
    • Food
    • food security
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • world resources report
    • climate change
    • Food
    • food security
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • world resources report

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