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    OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030: a summary

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008
    The OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030 provides analyses of economic and environmental trends to 2030, and simulations of policy actions to address the key challenges.
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    Biopolitics, climate change and water security: impact, vulnerability and adaptation issues for women

    2007
    The world over, the increased degradation of  ecosystems, excessive consumption of water, contamination and salinisation of water-bearings,  aquifers and dams, along with the impact of
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    Africa review report on drought and desertification

    UN Economic Commission for Africa, 2008
    Prepared by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in preparation for the sixteenth session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16), this report reviews drought and desertification in Africa by bringing together inputs from member states, regional partners, available documentation and comment from various organisations and individuals.
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    Forests and water

    Unasylva, FAO, 2008
    Water-related problems are an increasingly important challenge to sustainable development, and the availability and quality of water are strongly influenced by forests.
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    Drought-management considerations for climate change adaptation: focus on the Mekong region

    Oxfam, 2007
    This paper presents a study on the impacts of recurring droughts on communities in the Ninh Thuan province of Viet Nam. It examines the root causes of drought in the region, people's perceptions of drought-related vulnerabilities in relation to climate change, and what action is most appropriate to combat the problem.
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    Access to water - the impact of climate change on small municipalities

    Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2007
    Although there are many uncertainties around quantitative assessments of climate change impact and water resource management, what is certain is that the climate is changing and this will have an effect on water resources.
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    Dealing with drought: livelihood options for drought risk reduction

    Duryog Nivaran: South Asia Network for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2006
    Recent development in South Asia has led to a rapid increase in exploitation of rivers and groundwater, causing considerable stress on these water sources.
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    Water demand initiative - WaDImena

    International Development Research Centre, 2000
    With the lowest volume of annual renewable water resources and of water resources per capita, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is the most water-scarce region in the world.
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    Adaptive policymaking for agriculture and water resources

    International Development Research Centre, 2005
    In 2005, IDRC provided CA $1,000,000 to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to support a four-year research collaboration with TERI of India. These institutes will study the adaptation of agricultural communities that have experienced environmental change in the last two decades.
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    Project Idea Note: Pintadas Solar

    South South North, 2006
    The project takes place in the community of Pintadas, in the Bahia state of Brazil, which is suffering increasingly severe drought impacts linked to climate change.

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