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Climate and water risks to the food and beverage industry

In the latest CDP Global Water Report 2014 77% of respondents in the consumer staple sector, including food and beverage (F&B),...
Robert C. Brears
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The Rhine’s integrated approach to flood management

According to the World Resources Institute (WRI) around 21 million people worldwide are affected by river floods each year on average....
Robert C. Brears
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The Shepherd’s Village bringing water to Maasailand

Narok is a village residing on the mouth of the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Narok is the last stop before Kenya’s...
Tara Zolnikov
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New Orleans 10 years on from Hurricane Katrina

New Orleans 10 years on from Hurricane Katrina is at watershed point in the management of its urban stormwater. Although the...
Robert C. Brears
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ND-GAIN’s Three Levels of Urban Adaptation Impact Analysis

Continuing its effort at the country level to measure climate vulnerability and measure readiness to accept adaptation investment, Notre Dame Global Adaptation...
Chen Chen
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Copenhagen becoming a resilient and sustainable city

On August 2nd 2015, 193 countries agreed to the next set of development goals, which will seek to end poverty, achieve...
Robert C. Brears
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Green buildings in a sustainable Singapore

In 2011, a Siemens-Economist Intelligence Unit study ranked Singapore as Asia’s greenest city. To ensure Singapore is vibrant and sustainable, the...
Robert C. Brears
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Antarctic icebergs a source of freshwater

As the world’s population increases over the next 50 years, demand for water will increase dramatically: by 2030 global water demand...
Robert C. Brears
3 min read

Resource efficiency and the water-energy nexus

Under the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the Flagship Initiative for achieving a resource-efficient Europe aims to...
Robert C. Brears
1 min read

Europe: Phosphorous recovery and global food security

By 2050, the world will require 60 percent more food produce as a result of rapid population growth and changing diets:...
Robert C. Brears
2 min read