As World Water Week continues in Stockholm and CI expands our focus on freshwater security and species contributions, the results
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Category Archives: Fresh Water
From Beer to Blue Jeans, Calculating the Freshwater ‘Footprint’ of Consumer Products
Did you know that it takes roughly 160 pints of water to make one pint of beer? Or that if
Threats to freshwater species highlighted at World Water Week
One out of five freshwater species in Africa is threatened with extinction, putting at risk millions of people whose food
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CI at World Water Week
The CI freshwater team has arrived at World Water Week 2010! This meeting, organized by the Stockholm International Water
Alexandra Cousteau Talks to CI’s David Emmett About Tonle Sap Lake
As part of a 100-day journey exploring the planet’s most crucial freshwater systems, Alexandra Cousteau – granddaughter of Jacques and daughter
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World Water Day Calls Attention to Threats Facing Global Water Supply
Yesterday’s World Water Day spurred a variety of events, demonstrations and discussions all over the world centered around the issue
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Good to See Coverage of Fresh Water Issues in Mainstream Media
Always good to see coverage about the importance of fresh water. Check out “Where America Stands on Water”, a 7-minute
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Drought in East Africa: The Human Benefits of Standing Forests
This week, an Associated Press article about drought in Kenya brought millions of people’s attention to the deep connections between
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Ecosystems Know No Bounds
In a recent news report, the Nicaraguan government announced that it will soon begin a $1 million project to reroute
Freshwater, Forests, and Fishing Cats
CI’s Freshwater, Forests and Fishing Cats project in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake has been selected by The Walt Disney Company