The Water-Climate nexus

There is a strong convergence of water, climate, energy and food security issues at the current time. In part this is driven by the impact of climate change science on development policy and the aid environment, and, specifically, the push to mainstream responses to climate change across development sectors. However, although there is a strong policy push, the physical and institutional realities are far harder to overcome. These include the current formal institutions in many countries being concerned mainly with mitigation measures rather than adaptation through development policy.