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    Climate
    Insights
    December 4, 2023

    What Exactly Are "Nature-based Solutions”?

    • nature-based solutions
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • biodiversity
    • natural infrastructure
    A woman reaches up to tend to a tree she's planted.
    • nature-based solutions
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • biodiversity
    • natural infrastructure
    Freshwater
    Insights
    November 6, 2023

    5 Takeaways for Companies Setting Science-based Freshwater Targets

    • science based targets
    • water risk
    • Water Security
    • Aqueduct
    A person wearing a hat sits on the rocks overlooking Laguna Churup in Peru.
    • science based targets
    • water risk
    • Water Security
    • Aqueduct
    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
    Insights
    August 16, 2023

    25 Countries, Housing One-quarter of the Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Aqueduct
    • water risk
    Women collect water near Arba Minch, Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia,
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Aqueduct
    • water risk
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    January 6, 2023

    Indigenous Forests Are Some of the Amazon’s Last Carbon Sinks

    • land rights
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Man in a canoe in Ecuador's Amazon forest
    • land rights
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    Insights
    January 20, 2022

    6 Ways to Ensure Ecosystem Restoration Prioritizes People

    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Three woman point to a map hung on the side of a building.
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Freshwater
    Insights
    January 18, 2022

    To Tackle Water Risk, Agribusinesses Need to Look to Their Supply Chains

    • water risk
    • agriculture
    • Aqueduct
    Crop irrigation in an agricultural field
    • water risk
    • agriculture
    • Aqueduct
    Climate
    Insights
    November 29, 2021

    It’s About Time: The Climate Community Invests in Securing Community Land

    • land rights
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    A large patch of lemongrass in the Chisapani Community Forest
    • land rights
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 12, 2021

    3 Ways to Scale Up Nature-Based Solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

    • infrastructure
    • natural infrastructure
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    A river flowing at the base of a large mountain in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
    • infrastructure
    • natural infrastructure
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    Freshwater
    Asia
    Insights
    August 26, 2021

    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
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    August 18, 2021

    3 Benefits of Women’s Collective Land Rights

    • Gender
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • land rights
    • human rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    An all-women community forest user group in Nepal.
    • Gender
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • land rights
    • human rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 25, 2021

    4 Ways Indigenous and Community Lands Help Fight Climate Change

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • land rights
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • land rights
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Climate
    Insights
    March 17, 2021

    A Green Recovery Starts with Cities

    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    March 3, 2021

    The Upstream Battle to Protect Drinking Water in North Carolina

    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    A small lake with trees in the background in North Carolina's Triangle region
    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Finance
    Insights
    February 24, 2021

    Why Investors Bought the First Certified Green Bond to Protect Forests for Drinking Water

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Lake Maumelle in central Arkansas
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    February 11, 2021

    5 Lessons for Securing Women’s Collective Land Rights

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Community forest
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Ocean
    Insights
    October 27, 2020

    4 Opportunities to Shore Up the World's Coastal Ecosystems and Communities

    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    The coastal city of Sisal in Mexico.
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • natural infrastructure
    Freshwater
    Insights
    October 19, 2020

    Triple Threat: Water, Energy and Food Insecurity

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    triple-threat-water-energy-and-food-insecurity
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 7, 2020

    Mining Threatens 20% of Indigenous Lands in the Amazon

    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Brazil nut producer, Peru
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance

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