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Mapping Potential Water Risks in China's Wei River

By Robert Kimball on May 17, 2012
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The Wei River in west-central China is not just the largest tributary of the Yellow River, but it has also been a critical water source for communities for thousands of years.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Hope or Hype? WRI Experts Host Press Call on Rio+20 Summit

May 16, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

As leaders in government, business and civil society prepare to head to Rio de Janeiro for the UN Sustainable Development Summit, known as Rio+20, experts from the World Resources Institute will host a press call to discuss issues and expectations for the meeting.

The Audaciousness of Hope: Reasons for Optimism at the Ceres Conference 2012

By Janet Ranganathan on April 27, 2012
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Let me ‘fess up. The state of the environment sometimes gets me down. But to be fair, Earth’s vital signs would drive any respectable emergency room doctor into a state of utter panic. Globally, two thirds of ecosystem services, such as…

Complementary Tools to Evaluate Water Risk and Response

By Betsy Otto on April 24, 2012
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Around the world and throughout every sector of the economy, companies and investors are increasingly aware of risks associated with their dependence on fresh water. For example, a…

Aqueduct News Roundup - Water is Important to a Variety of Audiences

By Robert Kimball on April 16, 2012
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This edition of the Aqueduct News Roundup looks at recent articles and some wrap-up from World Water Day as well as the 6th World Water Forum in…

World Water Day: Understanding Water Risk

By Manish Bapna and Betsy Otto on March 22, 2012
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It’s rare for water to make waves at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering of business leaders and finance ministers.

But the most recent Davos summit was an exception. A new eye-opening…

How integrated reporting can help companies see the bigger picture

By Janet Ranganathan on March 19, 2012
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A version of this blog ran on The Guardian Sustainable

Big Business on the Sustainability Offensive

By Kirsty Jenkinson and Samantha Putt del Pino on March 8, 2012
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This piece originally appeared in Ethical Corporation.

Aqueduct Brings Improved Water Risk Framework to World Water Forum

By Paul Reig on March 7, 2012
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We are only a few days away from the world’s largest meeting around water: the World Water Forum.

Aqueduct Will Feature in World Water Forum’s “Village of Solutions”

By Robert Kimball on February 17, 2012
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Last week Aqueduct was selected to be featured in the “Village of Solutions”, a collection of innovative new concepts in the world of water management that will be on display at the

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