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    Water security and climate resilient development: investing in water security for growth and development

    Global Water Partnership, 2012
    This technical paper has been produced by the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) to support the implementation of the Strategic Framework for Water Security and Climate Resilience Development, developed by the African Union through AMWOC.
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    Climate change and water resources in the tropical Andes

    Sustainable Development Department, Inter-American Development Bank, 2013
    Produced by the Inter-American Development Bank, this paper focuses on the effects of climate change on water resources in the tropical Andes. It begins by looking at recent trends in temperature and precipitation and the various attempts to extrapolate into the future, based on different Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios.
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    Impacts of environmental degradation and climate change on electricity generation in Malawi

    International Energy and Environment Foundation, 2013
    This paper explores the impacts of environmental degradation and climate change on electricity generation in Malawi. Hydropower provides almost all of the country's electricity; a reliance on freshwater supply makes it a highly vulnerable energy source to climate change and environmental degradation.
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    Managing water as China warms: new insights from regional models

    Adapting to Climate Change in China, 2012
    Climate change adds pressure on China's water resources, which are already under intense stress. Therefore, the water sector is a top priority in China’s national adaptation programme.
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    Carbon stocks of tropical coastal wetlands within the karstic landscape of the Mexican Caribbean

    PLoS ONE, 2013
    As one of the most carbon (C) rich ecosystems in the world, the conservation and restoration of tropical wetlands represent a priority for climate change mitigation. Deforestation, agri/aqua culture conversion, pollution and coastal development have all contributed to the loss of over one-third of mangroves in the last fifty years; a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions.
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    Water supply and sanitation in Latin America and the Caribbean: goals and sustainable solutions: proposals for the 6th World Water Forum

    Development bank of Latin America, 2012
    The regional context presents an unprecedented opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to close the infrastructure gap in water supply and sanitation services over the next 20 years.
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    Trisanita

    Trisanita is a platform for journals of environmental sanitation.
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    Evidence from the frontlines of climate change: loss and damage to communities despite coping and adaptation

    United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012
    This study presents empirical findings from fieldwork around the world examining loss and damage caused by global warming. The report begins by defining and contextualising the emerging discourse on assessing, quantifying and reacting to loss and damage. Key findings from the five case study sites include the following.
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    Asia-Pacific Water Forum

    The Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) is an independent, not-for-profit, non-partisan, non-political network  established to encourage collaborative efforts on water resources management and to acc
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    Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)

    Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) is a non-profit non-governmental organisation founded in 1993, currently operating in five 5 Indian states: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan a

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