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    Commentary Report Equity Water Research Insights
    Water
    Insights
    April 11, 2017

    Thirsty for Change? 4 Ways to Improve Corporate Water Targets

    • Water
    • water risk
    Closeup of water bottle
    • Water
    • water risk
    Asia
    Insights
    March 30, 2017

    In India and Indonesia, Civil Society Groups Help Manage Critical Watersheds

    • global forest watch
    • Water
    The longest river in East Java.
    • global forest watch
    • Water
    Asia
    Insights
    March 22, 2017

    From Waste to Watts: How Sewage Could Help Fix India's Water, Energy and Sanitation Woes

    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • waste
    • renewable energy
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Unkal tank
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • waste
    • renewable energy
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Forests
    Insights
    March 21, 2017

    3 Surprising Ways Water Depends on Healthy Forests

    • Water
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Rio Urubu Trees
    • Water
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Water
    Insights
    March 17, 2017

    Wastewater: The Best Hidden Energy Source You’ve Never Heard Of

    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Water
    The Xiangyang sludge-to-energy plant in China.
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Water
    Water
    North America
    Insights
    March 14, 2017

    PODCAST: How We Can Clean the Chesapeake and Save Money in the Process

    • Water
    • podcasts
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • Water Quality
    Marsh
    • Water
    • podcasts
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • Water Quality
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    March 7, 2017

    1.2 Billion People Lack Electricity. Increasing Supply Alone Won’t Fix the Problem

    • Equity
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Pharmacy in Monrovia
    • Equity
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Water
    Insights
    February 27, 2017

    What Does Water Have to Do with National Security?

    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • U.S. policy
    • Water
    • water risk
    People loading truck
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • U.S. policy
    • Water
    • water risk
    Energy
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    February 8, 2017

    “Pay-As-You-Go” Solar Could Electrify Rural Africa

    • Equity
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Tanzania solar
    • Equity
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Forests
    Insights
    January 12, 2017

    Seeing Israeli Forests for More than Just Trees

    • fires
    • Forests
    • Water
    An aircraft flying over Mount Carmel
    • fires
    • Forests
    • Water
    Asia
    Insights
    January 10, 2017

    China’s Water Stress Is on the Rise

    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • industry
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    China’s Yellow River
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • industry
    • Urban Development
    • water risk
    Equity
    Asia
    Insights
    December 2, 2016

    How Do You Know if Adaptation Is Working? Lessons from Kumbharwadi, India

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • Water
    Field in Trimbak, Maharashtra, India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • Water
    Forests
    Insights
    November 3, 2016

    The Forest Resilience Bond: Leveraging Innovative Finance, Science, and Partnerships to Fight Drought and Wildfire

    • Finance
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    A circle of California redwoods
    • Finance
    • fires
    • restoration
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    October 27, 2016

    U.S. Cities Go to the Source to Protect Drinking Water

    • Water
    • U.S. policy
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Many communities in the U.S. West depend on such sources for drinking water. Photo by Kara DiFrancesco.
    • Water
    • U.S. policy
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    October 6, 2016

    World Resources Report: Towards a More Equal City - Framing Opportunities and Challenges

    • cities for all
    • Climate
    • Equity
    • Urban Development
    Kite seller in Surat
    • cities for all
    • Climate
    • Equity
    • Urban Development
    Equity
    Insights
    September 28, 2016

    3 Reasons Property Rights Are Essential for Healthy Ecosystems

    • Water
    • conservation
    • land rights
    Filipino farmers plowing rice field with carabao
    • Water
    • conservation
    • land rights
    Cities
    Insights
    September 20, 2016

    Improving Life for the Urban Under-Served Makes Cities Better for All – But That’s Not the Only Reason to Do It

    • Cities
    • Equity
    • Urban Development
    Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN Habitat, at preparatory meeting for Habitat III in Surabaya, Indonesia
    • Cities
    • Equity
    • Urban Development
    Forests
    Insights
    August 30, 2016

    Watersheds Lost Up to 22% of Their Forests in 14 Years. Here’s How it Affects Your Water Supply

    • Water
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • water risk
    On the Yangtze River at Badong, China. Photo by Bernd Thaller/Flickr.
    • Water
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • water risk

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