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    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    October 7, 2019

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

    • Climate Resilience
    • Water
    • 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
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Equity
    Insights
    September 10, 2019

    4 Things to Know About the Global Adaptation Challenge

    • Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • Sustainable Development Goal 13
    • climate change
    Cyclone Idai response in Mozambique
    • Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • Sustainable Development Goal 13
    • climate change
    Water
    Insights
    August 13, 2019

    We're Grossly Underestimating the World's Water Access Crisis

    • Cities
    • cities for all
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • development
    • Water
    We are far from universal water access.
    • Cities
    • cities for all
    • Sustainable Development Goal 11
    • Sustainable Development Goal 6
    • Water Security
    • development
    • Water
    Equity
    Insights
    August 8, 2019

    The IPCC Calls for Securing Community Land Rights to Fight Climate Change

    • Equity
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • restoration
    • IPLCS-Climate Change
    Women of Peru's Awajun Native Community of Shampuyacu
    • Equity
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • restoration
    • IPLCS-Climate Change
    Water
    Insights
    August 6, 2019

    17 Countries, Home to One-Quarter of the World's Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress

    • Aqueduct
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Dry, cracked soil with a small lake and mountain range in the background.
    • Aqueduct
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Equity
    Insights
    July 10, 2019

    Climate Action Will Shape People’s Lives. They Should Have a Chance to Shape Climate Action

    • Equity
    • Climate
    • long-term strategies
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • international climate policy
    climate migration
    • Equity
    • Climate
    • long-term strategies
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • international climate policy
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    July 9, 2019

    Congo Basin Deforestation Threatens Food and Water Supplies Throughout Africa

    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • 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
    • Water
    • 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

    • Water
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Chennai
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • floods
    • Water Security
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Europe
    Insights
    June 21, 2019

    Conservation Finance Takes Off as the Netherlands Issues One of the Largest Green Bonds Ever

    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • Water
    A floodplain restored through the Room for the River program. Image: Dutch Embassy
    • adaptation finance
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • Water
    Energy
    Insights
    June 20, 2019

    Without Solar, Some Indian Doctors Must Operate in the Dark

    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    • Equity
    Rooftop solar panels on Sadar Hospital in Hazaribaug, India
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    • Equity
    Food
    Insights
    June 4, 2019

    5 Ways to Put Food on a Water Diet

    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • water risk
    African woman watering garden
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • water risk
    Africa
    Insights
    May 1, 2019

    Goldman Prize Winner Alfred Brownell Stopped Palm Oil Companies from Destroying Liberian Forests

    • Environmental Rights
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • environmental justice
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • low carbon development
    Alfred Brownell on a street in Boston, Massachusetts
    • Environmental Rights
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • environmental justice
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • low carbon development
    Forests
    Insights
    March 21, 2019

    Debunking Myths: 5 Things to Know About Green Infrastructure

    • Water
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    green infrastructure
    • Water
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    Water
    Insights
    March 19, 2019

    Water Is a Growing Source of Global Conflict. Here's What We Need to Do

    • Water Security
    • food security
    • Water
    • water risk
    A man carries water for cooking, drinking and washing in East Timor.
    • Water Security
    • food security
    • Water
    • water risk
    Equity
    Insights
    March 11, 2019

    127 Countries Now Regulate Plastic Bags. Why Aren't We Seeing Less Pollution?

    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • Water
    plastic bag pollution
    • Sustainable Development Goal 14
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • Water
    Equity
    Insights
    March 8, 2019

    Will Women Build the Sustainable Infrastructure of the Future?

    • Equity
    • infrastructure
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Gender
    Installing a rooftop solar panel in Malawi
    • Equity
    • infrastructure
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • Gender
    Water
    Oceania Asia North America
    Insights
    March 4, 2019

    In World That Says It’s Cutting Nutrient Pollution, Progress Is Lacking

    • water pollution
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Algal blooms in Florida’s Santa Fe River
    • water pollution
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    February 22, 2019

    After 15 Years, EPA Updates Water Quality Trading Policy. It Could Do More.

    • Water
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Wetlands like these in the Chesapeake provide cost-effective water quality services.
    • Water
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    February 5, 2019

    For Small Businesses in Africa, Climate Resilience Is an Economic Opportunity

    • Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • restoration
    • Business
    Herders with cattle in Tigray, Ethiopia. Mohammed Bakarr / GEF
    • Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • restoration
    • Business

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