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    Urban Efficiency & Climate Insights
    Cities
    Insights
    October 21, 2022

    3 Essentials for Integrated Urban Climate Action

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • low carbon development
    • urban water resilience
    • Cities
    Tram and buildings in Guadalajara.
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • low carbon development
    • urban water resilience
    • Cities
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    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
    Cities
    Insights
    August 10, 2023

    As the Earth Gets Hotter, Can Our Cities Get Cooler?

    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    A line of tourists await the use of the fountain at the base of Rome’s Spanish Steps to cool off.
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    Cities
    Insights
    June 26, 2023

    Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities

    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    Looking down at city buildings, some with green roofs and the street below.
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    Cities
    Insights
    August 16, 2022

    5 Cities Show How to Thrive in Turbulent Times

    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Children playing in a neighborhood park in Barranquilla, Colombia.
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    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
    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
    Freshwater
    Insights
    October 19, 2020

    Triple Threat: Water, Energy and Food Insecurity

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    triple-threat-water-energy-and-food-insecurity
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    July 6, 2020

    Nature-Based Flood Mitigation Can Help Mississippi River Farmers

    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Flooding in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • agriculture
    • food security
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Cities
    Insights
    June 18, 2020

    In the Distance: Clean Air Post-COVID-19

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    mexico-city-skyline
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Freshwater
    Insights
    April 23, 2020

    The Number of People Affected by Floods Will Double Between 2010 and 2030

    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Freshwater
    Flooded street in Thailand
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    Insights
    February 10, 2020

    Domestic Water Use Grew 600% Over the Past 50 Years

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    water sprinkler on lawn
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    Insights
    November 25, 2019

    Water Could Limit Our Ability to Feed the World. These 9 Graphics Explain Why

    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Conventional sprinkler irrigation
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Insights
    November 11, 2019

    PODCAST: Solutions to the Global Water Crisis

    • Aqueduct
    • podcasts
    • Freshwater
    A man at work in a rice paddy in Goa, India. Photo by Marc Roberts/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • podcasts
    • Freshwater
    Cities
    Insights
    October 28, 2019

    Red Alert: 3 Strategies for Reducing Toxic Ozone Pollution

    • Equity & Governance
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    Shanghai smog
    • Equity & Governance
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    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
    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

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