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    UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE)

    The UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education was established in 2003. It carries out research, education and capacity building activities in the fields of water, environment and infrastructure.
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    Global Water Forum

    The Global Water Forum was established in 2010 as an initiative of the UNESCO Chair in Water Economics and Transboundary Water Governance in order to present knowledge and insight from leading water r
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    Cities and flooding: a guide to integrated urban flood risk management for the 21st century

    World Bank, 2012
    Urban flooding poses a serious challenge to global development and the livelihoods of urban populations, particularly the residents of the rapidly expanding towns and cities in developing countries. Responding to this challenge requires efforts to improve policy makers understanding and ability to effectively manage existing and future risks.
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    A risky climate for southern African hydro: assessing hydrological risks and consequences for Zambezi river basin dams

    International Rivers Network, 2012
    This report gives an early warning about what southern Africa could be facing as countries contemplate plans for more large hydropower dams in a time of climate change.
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    Climate change adaptation in Grenada: water resources, coastal ecosystems and renewable energy

    Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2012
    This study attempts to encourage practical implementation of climate change adaptation programmes and their integration into national plans for sustainable development. It argues that the assessment process must evolve over time to fit continuously changing climate change impacts, conditions, priorities and national sustainable development criteria.
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    Reefs at risk revisited in the Coral Triangle

    World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2012
    This report analyses the threats to coral reefs of the Coral Triangle, including overfishing and destructive fishing, coastal development, pollution from land and sea, and climate change related threats such as ocean warming and acidification.
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    Future perfect

    Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2012
    This United Nations flagship publication launched at the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012 aims to raise awareness on sustainability and green growth. The objective is to show renewed political commitment for sustainable development, while assessing progress to date.
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    Global Transition 2012: challenge papers

    Global Transition 2012, 2012
    These eleven challenge papers by the Global Transition 2012 initiative aim to provide a clear perspective on the priority areas for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20. Topics discussed in the papers include the green economy, global inequality, the blue economy and green jobs and skills. The first paper in the series focuses on the green economy.
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    GRAIN — Squeezing Africa dry: behind every land grab is a water grab

    GRAIN, 2012
    Food cannot be grown without water. In Africa, one in three people endure water scarcity and climate change will make things worse.
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    Coastal fishers’ livelihood in peril: sea surface temperature and tropical cyclones in Bangladesh

    Center for Participatory Research and Development, 2012
    Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world, where more than 3.5 million coastal peoples’ livelihoods depend directly or indirectly on fishing and related activities under extremely difficult conditions. Economic hardship is likely to be aggravated by climate change and its various effects.

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