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Managing water as China warms: new insights from regional models
Adapting to Climate Change in China, 2012Climate 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.DocumentEvidence from the frontlines of climate change: loss and damage to communities despite coping and adaptation
United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012This 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.DocumentClimate-change mitigation and adaptation in small island developing states: the case of rainwater harvesting in Jamaica
Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, 2012This essay looks at climate change impacts on small island developing states (SIDS). It argues that climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies must be developed to cope with changes such as shifting precipitation patterns, increasing evapotranspiration and expanding saline intrusion into coastal aquifers and wells.DocumentSafe drinking water: who is willing to pay the price?
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2012This briefing, the second issue of the Evidence Matters series, distills policy relevant evidence from a recent 3ie systematic review ‘Willingness to pay for cleaner water in less developed countries". The review summarises research from Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. Some of the lessons learned include:DocumentWater for electricity: resource scarcity, climate change and business in a finite world
Stockholm Environment Institute, 2012This report examines the potential impact of low carbon electricity generation technologies on water resources and how these water considerations might shape renewable generation choices. The report argues that water requirements for power generation depend on generation technology, type of cooling technology used in thermoelectric power generation and electricity demand itself.DocumentAdaptation to climate change in international river basins in Africa: a review
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, 2008Africa’s fresh water resources, which are under pressure, are vital to the support of livelihoods, food security and power generation, as well as growing domestic and industrial needs.DocumentGovernment coordination and donor harmonisation improves service delivery
Australian Agency for International Development, 2011National Target Program 2 (NTP2) for rural water supply and sanitation is a part of the Vietnamese government’s national strategy to help poor and vulnerable households. This paper reviews the achievements of NTP2, presenting some key messages for aid effectiveness.DocumentWhat is the irrigation potential for Africa?: a combined biophysical and socioeconomic approach
AgEcon Search, 2010Irrigation in Africa has the potential to boost agricultural productiviy by at least 50 percent, but at the moment, food production is almost entirely rainfed. This paper analyses large, dam-based and small-scale irrigation investment needs in Africa based on agronomic, hydrologic, and economic factors.DocumentWorld water and food to 2025: dealing with scarcity
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002The key messages of this presentation are:DocumentAdaptive water resource management in the south Indian lower Bhavani project command area
International Water Management Institute, 2009This study explores the theory and practice of Adaptive Management (AM) based on a detailed field study on the development and use of water resources in the Lower Bhavani Project (LBP). The project diverts water from the Bhavani River.Pages