In Aqueduct | Submitted on November 27, 2012
This story is part of the “Aqueduct Sneak Peek” series. Aqueduct Sneak Peek provides an early look at the Aqueduct team’s updated global water risk maps, which will be released in January 2013.
New...
In Aqueduct | Submitted on November 1, 2012
This story is part of the “Aqueduct Sneak Peek” series. Aqueduct Sneak Peek provides an early look at the Aqueduct team’s updated global water risk maps, which will be released in January 2013.
The...
In Aqueduct | Submitted on August 6, 2012
Early last week, the strained electrical power infrastructure in northern and eastern India was pushed to its breaking point. Two days of power failures impacted a staggering 670 million people (or,...
In Aqueduct | Submitted on July 20, 2012
This post is part of WRI’s “Extreme Weather Watch” series, which explores the link between climate change and extreme events. Read our other posts in this series.
As much of the...
This piece was authored by Jon Freedman, Global Government Relations Leader for GE Power & Water. It originally ran on May 12th on GreenBiz.
Last weekend, Jessica Yu’s new water...
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. To manage this...
In Aqueduct | Submitted on April 16, 2012
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 Marseille, France. The last several weeks have been...
In Aqueduct | Submitted on February 27, 2012
The stories in this month’s Aqueduct News Roundup are focused on two central themes. The first theme is the importance of data in water management: February saw the introduction of compelling new...
In Aqueduct | Submitted on February 17, 2012
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 World Water Forum...
In Aqueduct | Submitted on February 1, 2012
If you are a regular reader of news related to water risk, you may have seen data and observations from Aqueduct in several venues during the month of January. This is the first of a series of...
For the last five months, a severe drought in central China has brought water levels in the Yangtze River to near-record lows. The drought’s impacts – from threatened drinking water supplies to...
In Aqueduct | Submitted on December 7, 2010
A new mapping tool identifies and measures exposure to water risk.
Concerns about the world’s most precious resource - water – are growing, and businesses are increasingly taking note. A recent...
In Aqueduct | Submitted on March 22, 2010
Financial analysts need tools to make better decisions about investments that depend on water.
As the world observes Water Day this year, a new and rather unlikely group is starting to pay more...
In Aqueduct | Submitted on January 25, 2010
A new project will help identify and measure the water-related risks facing companies and their investors, and lead to better environmental decisions.
Water scarcity, water pollution and water...
