{"id":122481,"date":"2013-02-19T09:31:09","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T09:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/aqueduct-a-new-tool-for-measuring-mapping-and-understanding-water-risks-worldwide\/"},"modified":"2013-02-19T09:31:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T09:31:09","slug":"aqueduct-a-new-tool-for-measuring-mapping-and-understanding-water-risks-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/imagery\/aqueduct-a-new-tool-for-measuring-mapping-and-understanding-water-risks-worldwide","title":{"rendered":"Aqueduct – a new tool for measuring, mapping and understanding water risks worldwide"},"author":4911,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22931,23051],"tags":[39371,31351,38701,24981,23371,25621,23011,37771,23411,38901],"industry":[],"product":[],"class_list":["post-122481","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-imagery","category-water","tag-announcement","tag-business","tag-data-collection-and-management","tag-hydro","tag-hydrology","tag-isciences","tag-raster","tag-water","tag-water-resources","tag-world-water"],"acf":{"short_description":"by Robert Kimball and Paul Reig, Aqueduct Project, World Resources Institute\n\nWater is not just an environmental issue \u2013 it has the pow...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

by Robert Kimball and Paul Reig, Aqueduct Project, World Resources Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Aqueduct\"<\/a>Water is not just an environmental issue \u2013 it has the power to create risks and opportunities that can impact companies, investors, and entire economies. Further proof of this point came from the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where water supply crises were ranked as one of the most likely and highest impact risks facing the world<\/a><\/strong>. To thrive sustainably, companies, investors, and governments need a deeper understanding of where and how water risks are emerging worldwide.<\/p>\n

The World Resources Institute\u2019s Aqueduct<\/a><\/strong> water risk mapping tool provides unprecedented insight into the complexities of water risk. Aqueduct\u2019s global water risk maps are the product of three years of indicator development, data collection, and modeling. They bring together data on twelve different indicators of water risk \u2013 everything from water stress to drought to access to clean drinking water. A free online tool<\/a><\/strong> lets users from companies, investors, and beyond combine the twelve indicators together using preset or customized weights to create a global water risk map that is tailored to their specific concerns. Aqueduct is already being used by companies ranging from McDonald\u2019s<\/a> to Goldman Sachs<\/a>, as well as the National Intelligence Council and academics and governments worldwide.<\/p>\n

\"Water<\/a><\/p>\n

Aqueduct is the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and granular water risk mapping platform available today. It features:<\/p>\n