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    Climate
    Insights
    September 2, 2014

    40 Percent of Countries with Largest Shale Energy Resources Face Water Stress

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Shale-energy production is vulnerable wherever surface or groundwater is limited. As water demands increase, other water users like farms and homes around these plays face higher competition for water. Photo Credit: Justin Woolford/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Food
    North America
    Insights
    June 11, 2014

    High Water Stress Jeopardizes One-Third of World’s Corn Crop

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Food
    • food security
    • water risk
    Water limits to corn production are likely to be exacerbated as climate change alters global precipitation patterns. Photo Credit: Jane/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Food
    • food security
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    April 15, 2014

    Identifying the Global Coal Industry’s Water Risks

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • water risk
    As with most energy sources, coal-related industries—including mining, coal-to-chemicals, and power generation—are extremely water-intensive. Photo credit: Peter Van den Bossche, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    April 14, 2014

    Water Stress Magnifies Drought’s Negative Impacts throughout the United States

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Drought affected corn crops in Texas in August 2013. Photo credit: USDA, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    March 27, 2014

    Drought Is Only One Explanation for California’s Water Crisis

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    A confluence of environmental, infrastructure, social, and political factors make California’s water system one of the most complex in the world. Photo Credit: USDA, Flickr 2014
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 20, 2014

    World’s 18 Most Water-Stressed Rivers

    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • rivers
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Glen Canyon Dam in the Colorado River Basin. Photo credit: James Marvin Phelps
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • rivers
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    January 14, 2014

    Multinationals Need to Take Notice and Take Action on Water Risk Data

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Brazil has 12% of the world's freshwater resources, but its industries, farms, and communities are concentrated along the coasts, unable to access much of the country's plentiful resources. Photo credit: Flickr/John Wiseman
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    December 12, 2013

    World’s 36 Most Water-Stressed Countries

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    37 countries face extremely high water stress, including Pakistan (shown here). Photo credit: Russell Watkins, DFID
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Energy
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 7, 2013

    Water Risks on the Rise for Three Global Energy Production Hot Spots

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • water risk
    A ship transports coal in China. Photo credit: foxxyz, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • water risk
    Food
    Insights
    October 31, 2013

    One-Quarter of World’s Agriculture Grows in Highly Water-Stressed Areas

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • water risk
    New WRI analysis shows that 57 percent of the world's cotton is grown in water-stressed areas. Photo credit: Stephen Morton, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 23, 2013

    China’s Response to Air Pollution Poses Threat to Water

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    China's persistent smog prompted the State Council to announce an Air Pollution Control Action Plan. Photo credit: sheilaz413, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    October 1, 2013

    Conflicting Reporting Systems May Hinder Companies' Water Risk Strategies

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • data
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    A tugboat pushes barges on the Mississippi River. Photo credit: Tom Gill, Flickr
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • data
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Europe Asia North America
    Insights
    September 20, 2013

    Water Risk on the Rise

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Businesses are waking up to the risks water can pose to their operations and bottom line. (Credit: The National Guard/Flickr).
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    August 29, 2013

    Managing the Earth from Space: Satellite and Sensing Technology in Water Management

    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    The Euphrates River
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Asia
    Insights
    August 26, 2013

    Majority of China’s Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plants Located in Water-Stressed Regions

    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    May 29, 2013

    New Study Raises Question: What Don’t We Know About Water Scarcity?

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    May 21, 2013

    Step-by-Step Guidance on Corporate Water Disclosure

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • corporate sustainability
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • corporate sustainability
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 2, 2013

    Nearly Half of U.S. Fracking Sites Overlap with Water-Stressed Regions

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 22, 2013

    Navigating the "Vast Sea of Unknowns" of Water Risk

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 22, 2013

    In the Face of Growing Risks, Every Day Is a World Water Day

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • Freshwater

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