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The economics of climate change adaptation in Africa’s water sector: A review and way forward
Overseas Development Institute, 2014The water sector in Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, on top of existing vulnerabilities to climate variation, due to the sector’s ‘development deficit’ in the region.DocumentClimate change: Health impacts and opportunities a summary and discussion of the IPCC Working Group 2 report
The Global Climate & Health Alliance, 2014In this briefing, health and medical organisations from around the world call on governments to respond to the major health risks described in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s March 2015 report: ‘Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation.’ The document summarises the IPCC report’s implications for health, now and in the future and argues that there is sDocumentUnited Nations World Water Development Report 2014: Water and Energy, Volume 1
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2014This report provides an overview of major and emerging trends from around the world, with examples of how some of the trend-related challenges have been addressed, their implications for policy-makers, and further actions that can be taken by stakeholders and the international community. It argues that water and energy are closely interconnected and highly interdependent.DocumentAdaptation to climate change in water, sanitation and hygiene: Assessing risks, appraising options in Africa
Overseas Development Institute, 2014This Overseas Development Institute report assesses the risks of, and appraises options for adapting to, climate change in the areas of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in Africa. The report begins by presenting the context and relationship of WASH and climate change, including the risks and uncertainties, before discussing risk screening approaches to the issue.DocumentDrought in Jalna: community-based adaptation to extreme climate events in Maharashtra
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2014This booklet is based on outcomes from a two-year Indo-Norwegian research and capacity development project titled, ‘Extreme Risks, Vulnerabilities and Community-Based Adaptation in India (EVA)’. The findings draw upon empirical data from rural communities in Jalna District in the dryland region of Marathwada of Maharashtra.DocumentWater for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management. Synthesis report of the AgWater Solutions Project.
International Water Management Institute, 2012This report provides practical recommendations and tools for governments, the private sector, donors and organisations to effectively support farmer-led initiatives to improve water managment with a focus on Africa and India. It is a collaborative research report with inputs from IWMI, FAO, iDE, IFPRI and SEI.DocumentWater for Food, water for life: The comprehensive assessment of water in agriculture
International Water Management Institute, 2007This summary of the International Water Management Institute's 2007 Earthscan book of the same name describes key water-food-environment trends that infuence our lives today and uses scenarios to explore the consequences of a range of potential investments.DocumentEconomic assessment of water storage for adaptation to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa
2011The development of water storage schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa is considered a major aid for agricultural regions with scarce water and anticipated climate change impacts. The selection of storage options is often conducted through monetary assessment of direct costs and benefits.DocumentIdentifying efficient water storage schemes for climate change adaptation in agriculture: evidences from Indris Watershed in Ethiopia.
2011Considerable research has been conducted into the technical adaptation measures that Ethiopian farmers might adopt to mitigate adverse climate change impacts. However, relatively little is known about Ethiopian farmers’ perceptions of using water storage and land allocation to combat climate change.DocumentWater management in the Indus Basin in Pakistan: challenges and opportunities
International Water Management Institute, 2011The Indus River basin supplies water to the largest contiguous irrigation system in the world, providing water for 90% of the food production in Pakistan, which contributes 25% of the country’s gross domestic product. But Pakistan could face severe food shortages intimately linked to water scarcity.Pages