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Water and food security – Experiences in India and China
Global Water Partnership, 2013This paper focuses on India and China as dominant and influential countries in Asia. It compares the way these countries, with different political approaches, are approaching the challenge of harnessing water resources to increase effectiveness, equity, and sustainability under conditions of growing water scarcity and competing demands.DocumentInventory of shared water resources in Western Asia
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, 2013The Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia is the first UN-led effort to comprehensively assess the state and evolution of transboundary surface and groundwater resources in the Middle East. The main purpose is to provide a sound scientific basis for discussion and dialogue.DocumentInternational Law: Facilitating Transboundary Water Cooperation
Global Water Partnership, 2013The key messages from this policy brief include: Internationally shared watercourses are important for the economic, social, and environmental wellbeing of over 70 per cent of the world’s population, therefore states must cooperate to resolve problems and share limited resources. The duty to cooperate is central to international law. International agreements and rules of customary law can help sDocumentIntegrated Urban Water Management (IUWM): Toward Diversification and Sustainability
Global Water Partnership, 2013The key messages of this policy brief are:DocumentThe way forward for renewable energy in Central America: status assessment, best practices, Gap analysis
Worldwatch Institute, 2013Produced by the Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America, this report summarises the current state of renewable energy development in the seven countries that comprise the Central American region.DocumentCooperation for a Water Wise World – Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Stockholm International Water Institute, 2013This is the report from World Water Week 2013, held in Stockholm 1-6 September 2013. It provides input into the discussions at the event which was themed ‘Water Cooperation: Building Partnerships’.DocumentIntegrated Urban Water Management - Lessons and Recommendations from Regional Experiences in Latin America, Central Asia, and Africa
World Bank, 2012The purpose of this working paper is to review a set of Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) initiatives and pilot studies funded by the World Bank’s Water Partnership Program (WPP) in Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and Central Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.DocumentResearch Priorities on Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation: Responding to the climate change challenge
United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013The Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA) has led the development of a set of Research Priorities on vulnerability, impacts and adaptation in consultation with both experts and policymakers.DocumentWater and Climate Change Adaptation
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2013This report sets out the challenge for freshwater in a changing climate and provides policy guidance on how to navigate this new "waterscape". It highlights the range of expected changes in the water cycle and the challenge of making practical, on-site adaptation decisions for water.DocumentClimate change, water conflicts and human security
United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2013This report presents a comprehensive regional assessment of the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Sahel in terms of climate change impacts, vulnerabilities, conflict/cooperation and human security at various scales and in a variety of contexts.Pages