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COVID-19 Updates: WRI President & CEO Andrew Steer endorsed the decision to postpone the 2020 UN climate summit, adding "in the face of a health emergency and the climate crisis, we cannot afford to tackle one or the other. We must do both.” Find out how: watch the recent WRI Webinar: Build Back Better: Perspectives on COVID-19 Response and Recovery or sign up now for Build Back Better: Shaping the U.S. Stimulus Package for Infrastructure on April 9th.



Combating Coronavirus Without Clean Water 

3 billion people lack access to proper handwashing facilities in their homes. Long-term sanitation and hygiene investments can help the fight against COVID-19 and other fatal diseases. Read more.
 

About 3 billion people lack access to basic handwashing facilities in their homes. Photo by Rupert Taylor-Price/Flickr
With proper investment, a tree restoration program could create hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs. Photo by Simon Williams/The Nature Conservancy.

Want to Help the US Economy? Rethink the Trillion Trees Act 

The way it’s currently written, the U.S. Trillion Trees Act may actually result in fewer trees and more carbon emissions. Alex Rudee argues for a more robust tree restoration plan that could create jobs and combat climate change. Read more.

WEBINAR: Build Back Better: Perspectives on COVID-19 Response and Recovery 

WRI experts kicked off the first in a series of webinars on opportunities to jumpstart economies and #BuildBackBetter after COVID-19. Check out the recording and tune in to future installments. Read more.


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UPCOMING EVENTS
 

Webinar: Public Water Management Forum
April 09, 2020
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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Webinar: The Science Behind Forest Change Data
April 21, 2020
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
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