News
Growing Blue News
- Bloomberg: “Major U.S. Cities Are at Risk for Climate-Related Water Shortage: Report”
- Will your city run dry? (new report)
- WRI Aqueduct “5 Sobering Realities about Global Water Security”
- Milwaukee Water Council Wins First Growing Blue Award
- Xylem Study Shows Americans More Aware of Water Challenges and Value
- IBM, Xylem and the International City/County Managers Association (ICMA) Join Forces with Growing Blue
- New Water Calculator Launched by Growing Blue
- IFPRI Study: Finding the Blue Path for A Sustainable Economy [PDF]
- IFPRI: Water and the Economy
- Twitter list: top tweeters on water sustainability
- Bridging the gap between water and economics
- Will Water Become the Chief Commodity of the 21st Century?
- Water and Energy: You Could Soon Pay More, or Use Less
- The Growing Water Scarcity Problem
- USA TODAY Analysis: Nation’s water costs rushing higher
Water News
Editorials
Education
Articles, papers and references
- Columbia: America’s Water Risk: Water Stress and Climate Variability
- Aquafed: Private operators delivering performance
- Carbon Disclosure Project: Global Water Report 2012 [PDF]
- Ceres Report “Water Risk In The Municipal Bond Market”
- Ceres Report “Water Scarcity and Climate Change: Growing Risk for Businesses and Investors”
- Coastal Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerabilities
- Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2005 [PDF]
- Exploring the Links between Water and Economic Growth [PDF]
- Global Water Partnership: The Economic Value of Moving Toward a More Water Secure World
- Johnson Foundation: Charting New Waters
- JP Morgan: Watching Water – A Guide to Evaluating Corporate Risks in a Thirsty World [PDF]
- Lloyds 360 Risk Insight: Water Scarcity Risks and Challenges for Business and Investors
- NACWA, WEF, WERF: The Water Resources Utility of the Future – A Blueprint for Action
- National Geographic: Are we running out of water?
- National Intelligence Council: Global Trends 2030 [PDF]
- New York Times “Toxic Water” Series
- NRDC: How water-ready is your state?
- The American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure
- The New York Times: Plan for China’s Water Crisis Spurs Concern
- The Nature Conservancy: “Where Does California’s Water Come From?”
- The Nature Conservatory (TNC): Hot and Cold Running Crisis: Cities, Water, and Climate Change [PDF]
- Trucost: “Navigating Muddy Waters: Securing Investment Returns under Carbon and Water Constraints”
- Trucost: “Valuing Water to Drive Effective Decisions”
- U.S. Government Accountability Office: Approaches and Issues for Financing Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Estimated Use of Water in the United States
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Water-Level and Storage Changes in the High Plains Aquifer [PDF]
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Progress Toward Establishing a National Water Assessment of Water Availability and Use
- Water as a Casualty of Conflict: Threats to Business and Society in High-Risk Areas [PDF]
- Water Research Foundation: Toolbox for Water Utility Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emission Management [PDF]
- Water Resources Group:Charting Our Water Future
- Water: Towards a Culture of Responsibility
- World Economic Forum: Global Risks 2013 Eighth Edition
- World Economic Forum Water Initiative: Managing our Future Water Needs for Agriculture, Industry, Human Health and the Environment
- World Economic Forum: Water Security – the Water Food Energy Climate Nexus
- World Resource Institute: Aqueduct-Measuring and Mapping Water Risk
- Xylem: One Day of Green Water Each Year is Enough
- Xylem’s Value of Water Survey
- EPA
- CRWU Climate Ready Water Utilities
- (CWNS) 2008 Guide for Entering Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System (Category XII) Needs
- Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment
- Ensuring a Sustainable Future: An Energy Management Guidebook for Wastewater and Water Utilities
- EPA’s Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Policy
- Effective Utility Management: A Primer for Water and Wastewater Utilities – June 2009
- FY 2014 National Water Program Guidance [PDF]
- Sustaining Our Nation’s Water Infrastructure
Media
- Xylem’s Value of Water Survey
- The Water Treatment Process
- Columbia Water Center’s “Deeper than Water” Video
Water Leaders
- Aguanomics
- Alliance for Water Efficiency
- Alliance for Water Stewardship
- American Rivers
- American Water Intelligence (AWI)
- American Water Works Association
- Design Build Institute of America
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Defense Fund
- EPA
- Global Water Intelligence
- Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
- IBM Smart Planet
- IFPRI
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Organization for Standardization
- International Private Water Association
- Johnson Foundation
- Legal Planet
- Metropolitan Planning Council
- National Association of Water Companies
- National Council of Public-Private Partnerships
- National Geographic
- National Resource Defense Council (NRDC)
- The Pacific Institute
- The Nature Conservancy
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- UNESCO Water Portal
- United Nations: The CEO Water Mandate
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- U.S. Conference of Mayors
- U.S. Geological Survey
- U.S. Mayors Water Council
- U.S. Water Alliance
- Veolia Environment
- Veolia Foundation
- Water Environment Association of Ontario
- Water Environment Federation
- The Water Footprint Network
- Water For People
- WaterWired
- World Bank
- The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- The World Economic Forum Water Initiative
- World Resource Institute’s Aqueduct
- The World Wildlife Fund
