Replacing concrete with porous pavement, employing green roofs and rain barrels, restoring creeks and wetlands, and increasing tree cover can help cities absorb rain water rather than funnel it to sewer systems.

WHITEHOUSE: Building the Future: Innovative Water Infrastructure

With fresh water, we are working hard to establish biodiversity priorities and to demonstrate how incredibly important biologically rich, intact natural systems like rain forests are in ensuring a continued supply of clean water to human societies.

FORBES: Conservation International: Stemming the Tide of Environmental Crises, Part Two