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Agriculture | Circle of Blue Water News

Agriculture | Circle of Blue Water News Section on the Circle of Blue website dedicated to water news related to…

Aguanomics

Aguanomics Blog by David Zetland, Senior Water Economist at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

Alliance for Water Stewardship

Alliance for Water Stewardship The Alliance aims to establish a global water stewardship program that will recognize and reward responsible…

American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA)

American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) US national trade association representing apparel, footwear and other sewn products companies and their…

Aquafornia

Aquafornia Blog by the Water Education Foundation

Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas

Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas created by WRI and the Aquaduct Alliance  provides companies with comprehensive, high-resolution picture of water risks…

Asian Development Bank – Water for All

Asian Development Bank – Water for All ADB’s water vision and policy for the Asia and Pacific region

AWRA

AWRA Blog by the organisation American Water Resources Association

Bloomberg Sustainability Videos

Bloomberg Sustainability Videos – Bloomberg’s sustainability channel that contains industrial news and information.

BSR – Apparel, Mills & Sundries Working Group

BSR – Apparel, Mills & Sundries Working Group Leading apparel and retail companies have come together with their strategic mill…

BSR – Food, Beverage and Agriculture

BSR – Food, Beverage and Agriculture BSR works with a broad range of agriculture, food, and beverage companies to integrate…

Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) – Sustainable Water Group

Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) – Sustainable Water Group Partnership of companies committed to managing water use and wastewater discharge…

CDP Water Disclosure

CDP Water Disclosure gathers critical water related information on behalf of 354 investors to drive investments towards sustainable water use

Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims (CLAPV)

Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims (CLAPV) Chinese NGO with the aim to improve the practice of environmental and…

CEO Water Mandate

CEO Water Mandate A public-private initiative designed to assist companies in the development, implementation and disclosure of water sustainability policies…

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems WLE’s vision is of a world in which agriculture thrives alongside vibrant ecosystems,…

China Beverage News

China Beverage News is a weekly report that aggregates the latest news shaping China’s Beverage industry.

China Daily

China Daily English-language China newspaper and website

China Dialogue

China Dialogue Bilingual source of news, analysis and discussion on all environmental issues with a special focus on China

China Digital Times

China Digital Times Bilingual news website covering China’s social and political transition and its emerging role in the world

China Environment Forum

China Environment Forum China Environment Forum creates programming and publications to encourage dialog among U.S. and Chinese scholars, policymakers, businesses,…

China Greentech Initiative

China Greentech Initiative China-international collaboration platform of 100+ organizations, focused on identifying, developing and promoting green technology solutions in China.

China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research

China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research China government organisation

Circle of Blue

Circle of Blue Website reporting on the global water crisis with a section dedicated to China

City Brights: Peter Gleick

City Brights Blog written by Peter Gleick, President of the Pacific Institute

Civic Exchange

Civic Exchange Public policy think thank based in Hong Kong

Coalition of Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES)

Coalition of Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) US-based network of investors, environmental organizations and other public interest groups working with companies…

CSR Asia

CSR Asia Social enterprise which provides of information, training, research and consultancy services on sustainable business practices in Asia

Downstream

Downstream Non profit journalism organisation focusing on critical under-reported global issues including water

Environmental Law Professors’ Blog

Environmental Law Prof Blog is a member of the Law Professors Blog Network

European Union Water Initiative

European Union Water Initiative The goal of EUWI-Water for Life is to create the conditions for mobilising all available EU…

Eye on Earth

Eye on Earth  Eye on Earth is a window to discovering new ways of seeing the environment. Data is transformed into…

FAO – Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

FAO – Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads…

FloodList

FloodList.com A site run by a small team and aims to bring information about floods and flooding from around the world, with…

Friends of Nature

Friends of Nature China environmental NGO

Friends of the Earth Hong Kong

Friends of the Earth Hong Kong Regional environmental NGO

Future 500

Future 500 Organisation linking corporations and NGOs to advance sustainability

Global Environment Institute

Global Environment Institute This NGO aims to make conservation profitable and economic development ecologically sound by supporting conservation efforts with…

Global Environmental Management Initiative

Global Environmental Management Initiative An organization of leading companies dedicated to foster global environmental, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability…

Global Reporting Initiative

Global Reporting Initiative Organisation which developed and maintains a widely used sustainability reporting framework

Global Water Partnership

Global Water Partnership The Global Water Partnership’s vision is for a water secure world. Our mission is to support the sustainable development…

Global Water Partnership China

Global Water Partnership China Working partnership among all those involved in water management: government agencies, public institutions, private companies, professional…

Global Water Tool

Global Water Tool Tool developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development for companies and organizations to map their…

Global Water Waste, Utility Bidder

Utility bidder provides guides and tips about business utilities. This particular guide breaks down the top statistics that reveal the…

Green Anhui

Green Anhui China environmental NGO based in Anhui Province

Green Camel Bell

Green Camel Bell China environmental NGO based in Gansu Province

Green Choice Alliance

Green Choice Alliance A coalition of Chinese NGOs which promotes a global green supply chain by pushing large corporations to…

Green Earth Volunteers

Green Earth Volunteers China environmental NGO

Greenpeace East Asia

Greenpeace East Asia Regional environmental NGO

GrowingBlue Water. Economics. Life

GrowingBlue was created by Veolia Water as an information portal to raise awareness of water issues.

Hydro Power News from HydroWorld.com

Hydro Power News from HydroWorld.com – Hydro World offers practical, useful information, helpful examples, and constructive guidance from experts. The…

Institute for Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)

The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) is a non-profit environmental organization based in Beijing, China. Since its establishment…

Institute of Water Policy

Institute of Water Policy Established by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in 2008 to meet challenges in…

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility ICCR seeks a global community built on justice and sustainability through transformation of the corporate…

International Energy Agency

International Energy Agency (IEA) IEA is an autonomous organisation which works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its…

International Organization for Standardization

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) ISO is the world’s largest developer and publisher of International Standards

International Rivers

International Rivers A US non-profit, non-governmental, environmental and human rights organization with a focus on protecting rivers and defending the…

International Rivers, Peter Bossard

International Rivers, Peter Bossard Environmental policy blog by Peter Bossard, Policy Director at International Rivers

International Water Law Project

International Water Law Project Internet resource for international water law and policy issues

International Water Law Project

International Water Law Project Blog by Gabriel Eckstein, professor of law at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law

International Water Management Institute

International Water Management Institute A non-profit research organization focusing on improving the management of land and water resources for food,…

IWA WaterWiki

IWA WaterWiki A platform for the global water community to interact and share knowledge online

Life Cycle Initiative

Life Cycle Initiative International Lifecycle Initiative partnerships for a Sustainable World set up by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)…

Natural Resources Defense Council China

Natural Resources Defense Council China A US environmental action organization and was the first international environmental organization to establish clean…

NextBillion

NextBillion.net is a website and blog bringing together the community of business leaders, social entrepreneurs, NGOs, policy makers and academics…

Notes on Waste, Water, Whatever

Notes on waste, water, whatever Blog by Elizabeth Royte, her writing on science and the environment has appeared in Harper’s,…

Pacific Environment

Pacific Environment A US environmental organization to protect the living environment of the Pacific Rim

Pacific Institute

Pacific Institute A non-profit research institute that works to advance environmental protection, economic development and social equity

Power Engineering Magazine

Power Engineering Magazine – Established in 1896, Power Engineering magazine is the comprehensive voice of the power generation industry that…

Principles for Responsible Investment

Principles for Responsible Investment The United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment provide a voluntary framework by which all investors can…

Rainbow Water Coalition

Rainbow Water Coalition Blog by Todd Jarvis

Solar Energy News & Updates from Renewable Energy World

Solar Energy News & Updates from Renewable Energy World – The World’s #1 Renewable Energy Website providing news and information…

Steven Solomon’s Water Blog

Steven Solomon’s Water Blog Blog by water expert Steven Solomon

Stockholm International Water Institute

Stockholm International Water Institute An independent, non-profit policy institute that generates research, awareness and policies on global water issues

Sustainable Apparel Coalition

Sustainable Apparel Coalition An industry-wide group of leading apparel and footwear brands, retailers, manufacturers, non-governmental organizations, academic experts and the…

Syntao

Syntao A consulting company that focuses on promoting corporate social responsibility (CSR) and socially responsible investment (SRI) in China

Taste The Waste Of Water

Taste The Waste Of Water: A short documentary trailer on the issue of water and food waste that launched at…

The Climate Group

The Climate Group An independent, not-for-profit organization working internationally with government and business leaders to advance smart policies and technologies…

The Green Volunteer Union of Chongqing

The Green Volunteer Union of Chongqing An environmental NGO dedicated to environmental protection and sustainable development in the upper reaches…

The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC)

The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) A global coalition of regulators, investors, companies, standard setters, the accounting profession and NGOs, that share…

The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy Global conservation organisation

The Pursuit of Water

The Pursuit of Water A global project focusing on world-wide social issues concerning water

The Story of Bottled Water

The Story of Bottled Water A short film exploring the bottled water industry’s attacks on tap water and its use…

The Water Channel

The Water Channel: is an open resource with lots of videos related to water. And a community of creative people…

Union of Concerned Scientists
United Nations Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative

United Nations Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative A global partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme and the global financial sector

United Nations Water

United Nations Water UN-Water aims to strengthen coordination and coherence among UN entities dealing with issues related to all aspects…

Water | Greenpeace

Water | Greenpeace Blog by Greenpeace on global water issues

Water Alternatives

Water Alternatives An interdisciplinary journal on water, politics and development

Water and Food

Water & Food  The CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) has included over 100 research-for-development projects and involved more than 400 partners. …

Water Footprint Network

Water Footprint Network WFN was established in 2008 aiming to coordinate efforts to further develop and disseminate knowledge on water…

Water for Asian Cities

Water for Asian Cities A regional programme of UN-Habitat

Water [email protected]

Water [email protected] Blog from the Columbia Water Center at the Earth Institute

Water Witness International

Water Witness International NGO with the aim to champion accountability and improved performance in the management of water resources in…

Water.org

Water.org A US nonprofit development aid organization providing access to safe drinking water and sanitation

Waterblogged.info

Waterblogged.info Blog by Jared Simpson

Watercrunch

Watercrunch Blog by Robert Osborne

Watering The Desert

Watering The Desert Blog by Chris Brooks

WaterSense

WaterSense Partnership program sponsored by the US government Environmental Protection Agency which seeks to protect the future of the water…

WaterStat: Water footprint and virtual water

WaterStat: Water footprint and virtual water This is a WaterStat database that users can download, for free, all most recent water…

WaterTap Ontario

WaterTap – The Water Technology Acceleration Project was established to help Ontario-based water industry entrepreneurs and emerging water technology businesses grow…

Watery Foundation

Watery Foundation Blog by Tom Swihart, formerly of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, focusing on water management.

Wisdom in Water, Please

Wisdom in Water, Please A blog by Wayne Bossert

World Bank – Agriculture and Rural Development

World Bank – Agriculture and Rural Development ARD works to reduce poverty through sustainable rural development

World Bank – Energy

World Bank – Energy WB’s pages covering topics such as electricity access, renewable energy and energy efficiency and clean energy

World Bank – Oil, Gas and Mining

World Bank – Oil, Gas and Mining WB´s global sector unit on extractive industries working on issues of governance and…

World Bank – Water

World Bank – Water Website on water issues and policy by the World Bank

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

World Business Council for Sustainable Development A CEO-led, global association dealing with exclusively with business and sustainable development

World Economic Forum Water Initiative

World Economic Forum Water Initiative Section on the WEF website dedicated to water security

World Resources Institute

World Resources Institute An environmental think tank and nonprofit organization working on climate, energy & transport, governance & access, markets…

World Water Council

World Water Council An international think tank to promote awarenss, build political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues…

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Global conservation organisation

WRI – Electricity Governance Initiative

WRI – Electricity Governance Initiative This initiative works with sector decision-makers and civil society to promote transparency, accountability, and public…

Xinhua

Xinhua News website of the official press agency of the government of the People’s Republic of China