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This technical note describes the Aqueduct 3.0 water risk framework, which aggregates 13 indicators—covering quantity, quality, and reputational risks—into a composite overall water risk score to help decision-makers identify high-risk regions or assets.

This working paper details the methodology for creating the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, a global database and interactive tool designed to translate complex hydrological data into intuitive water-related risk indicators for decision-makers.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute describes a methodology for ranking 180 countries and 200 major river basins based on their exposure to water-related risks, using weighted aggregations of localized data from the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas.

This technical note describes the development of the China-specific baseline water stress indicator (BWS-China) by the World Resources Institute (WRI). BWS-China integrates prefecture-level water withdrawal data for over 300 cities into the Aqueduct global baseline water stress indicator to provide more granular and geographically specific results than aggregated country-level statistics.

This technical note details the data indicators and calculations used in the India Water Tool 2.0 (IWT), a high-resolution platform designed to help users identify water risks and prioritize management actions in India.

This guide, published by WWF South Africa, provides guidelines for fruit farmers in the Western Cape on water stewardship. It details a pilot project involving nine stone fruit farmers in the Breede River catchment area who used the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) standard to identify and mitigate water-related risks.

This guide, produced by WWF South Africa and partners, outlines water stewardship experiences among stone-fruit farmers in the Western Cape's Breede catchment. It details the application of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) standard to mitigate physical, social, regulatory, and reputational risks, providing case studies on irrigation technology, nutrient management, and collective catchment action.