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by - More than 700 coastal areas are affected by algal growth and dead zones, despite a growing number of global agreements to reduce water pollution.
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by Sara Walker - February 22, 2019Water quality trading can spur more cost-effective reductions of pollution. But they're most effective when they have a strong driver, like a cap, and the new memo isn't as instructive as it could be on that front.
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March 07, 2019
The Global Partnership on Nutrient Management and WRI showcase a new resource for sustainable nutrient management. The Global Nutrient Management Toolbox was designed to help decision makers from local to global, across agriculture, urban, wastewater and energy sectors, take action to better manage nutrients and reduce harm to the environment.
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by Betsy Otto - January 28, 2019WRI Water Program Director Betsy Otto argues the world needs to make water security a top priority and outlines three key steps we can take, taking a global perspective with examples from the United States and Ethiopia.
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by Srikanth Shastry, Sahana Goswami, Anil Markandya, Aarsi Sagar, Indro Ray, Zeba Aziz, Sandeep Paul, Madhav Pai, Anirudh Tagat and Apurba Chatterjee - December 2018Using a social cost accounting (SCA) methodology, this research estimates the market and non-market costs associated with the delivery of urban water, sanitation, transport and energy services in 4 case study cities.
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Advancing sustainable water management in the private sector by driving innovation in water-related data, tools and strategies.
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Many people point to renewable energy as the greatest threat facing fossil fuel power plants. New WRI research finds that the real threat may be water.
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Providing globally open data about power plants to increase transparency and help understand the environmental effects of power production
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by Manish Bapna, Kitty van der Heijden, Susanne Schmeier and Charles Iceland - November 05, 2018Water crises can shake societies, destroy livelihoods and threaten prosperity for decades. They can also be the spark that sets aflame a powder keg of social and political issues, resulting in violent conflict.
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by Todd Gartner, Adam Connaker and Nathalie Woolworth - November 01, 2018The Forest Resilience Bond, backed by several foundations, an investment company and even an insurer, provides an innovative way to bring down costs to utilities and other stakeholders.
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by Ayushi Trivedi - October 18, 2018Research shows that water projects can become more effective when women participate. So why are they still being left out?
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by Suzanne Ozment and Rafael Feltran-Barbieri - September 25, 2018Restoring forests in 4,000 targeted hectares would over time reduce sediment pollution by a third and turbidity by half in São Paulo's stressesd water system.
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Today at the Global Climate Action Summit, 45 cities across six continents joined the Cities4Forests initiative, committing to conserve and restore their forests while making residents more aware of the vast benefits of trees.
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by John-Rob Pool, Frances Seymour, Todd Gartner and Mariana Campos - September 12, 2018Most people don’t associate cities with trees, but urban areas are actually dependent on healthy forests. A new initiative helps cities protect trees—both those within city boundaries and others hundreds or even thousands of miles away.
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by Peter Gleick and Charles Iceland - August 27, 2018From the foothills of the Taurus Mountains in Turkey to the desert wadis on the southern tip of Yemen, the history of water conflicts provides a cautionary tale: When water and politics mix, freshwater can become both a weapon and a threat to national security.
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by Peter Gleick and Charles Iceland - August 2018This paper reviews the key drivers behind growing water risk, describes and illustrates water and security pathways, and presents approaches for reducing water related risks to global security.
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by Kitty van der Heijden - July 06, 2018The Niger Delta, lush with waters from Niger River, is a veritable oasis at the edge of the Sahara. It is remote, remarkable and a reminder of the complex interplay between some some of the biggest issues facing Europe and climate change.
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August 26, 2018 to August 30, 2018
World Water Week is a unique opportunity for individuals around the world— from experts and decision-makers to young professionals—to discuss the world's most pressing water issues and identify promising solutions. Take a look at WRI's scheduled events.
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by Hayden Higgins - June 06, 2018In this episode of the WRI Podcast, Charles Iceland, director, Global and National Water Initiatives with WRI's Food, Forests, and Water Programs, explains what water stress is, how we measure it, and why it matters for understanding geopolitics today.
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by Todd Gartner, Climate Bonds Initiative, CDP, Ceres and Alliance for Global Water Adaptation - May 2018Green bonds finance sustainable infrastructure projects. A new criteria sets standards for green bonds for built and natural water infrastructure.