Water Risk - Communication & Training Intern

Location: US-DC-Washington

Type: Intern

Program: Markets & Enterprise Program (MEP)

Overview:

WRI’s Markets & Enterprise Program seeks a full-time, energetic intern to join the Water Risk Team. The Markets and Enterprise Program seeks to direct the flow of capital towards sustainable businesses, doing research and building tools to assess and integrate environmental risk and opportunities into business strategy and investment decisions. Water scarcity, partly driven by climate change, is an area where the Program seeks to provide company managers and investors with more detailed and actionable information. The intern will play a joint communications support and research role in the Aqueduct project, which measures and maps companies’ and investors’ water risk. Aqueduct is an online database and suite of applications to quantify, aggregate and map the physical, regulatory and socio-economic components of water risks. Companies and their investors are increasingly recognizing the importance of these risks leveraging their key competencies to decrease their water dependency and/or increase their water security. Aqueduct is not only an online global database with localized water risk information, but also seeks to become the global standard for measuring and reporting geographic water risk. Aqueduct enables: Companies to better map and manage water risk for their global operations and supply chains at the local level, Governments and organizations to develop more effective investment programs and policy reforms, and Investors to more accurately assess companies’ water risks.

Responsibilities:

Develop parameters for and maintain Aqueduct’s Water Risk News database of the latest news and research on water risk issues from around the world Support Aqueduct’s Outreach Associate with social media, blog drafting, web content, and general outreach and communication surrounding the new Aqueduct mapping tool. Assist with the development of online training webinars and help coordinate and respond to applicants Research and develop new and innovative ways to apply Aqueduct’s global water risk maps for new audiences. Support the Water Risk Team as required.

Qualifications:

Demonstrated understanding of and interest in water issues and policy Excellent research, communication and presentation skills, Excellent command of English and demonstrated writing skills Knowledge of and experience with excel, database, and GIS software or web design preferred, Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner, Results focused, organized, comfortable working independently within a collaborative research team, and Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, business, hydrology, physical or human geography, engineering, or related field.

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