
Some of the Most Drastic Risks From Climate Change Are Routinely Excluded From Economic Models, Says Study
Economic models are missing huge future risks from climate change, in part because no one knows how to quantify them, says a new study.
Economic models are missing huge future risks from climate change, in part because no one knows how to quantify them, says a new study.
Risks for the world’s Transboundary River Basins are projected to increase in the next 15–30 years, particularly in four hotspot regions: the Middle East, Central Asia, the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin, and the Orange and Limpopo basins in Southern Africa.
From aging and leaky pipes to pollution and shrinking aquifers, America’s water infrastructure faces a growing set of challenges. A new video describes how the America’s Water Initiative, a program based at the Columbia Water Center, is trying to address those issues.