UN-Water: adaptation to climate change is mainly about water
Posted by Craig Clarke
on Jan 3, 2010
UN-Water is an inter-agency mechanism that strengthens
coordination among UN entities and partners dealing with
issues related to all aspects of freshwater and sanitation. This includes surface and
groundwater resources and
water-related disasters.
Water is the primary medium through which climate change influences the Earth's ecosystems
and therefore people's livelihoods and well-being. Already, water-related climate change impacts are
being experienced in the form of more severe and more frequent droughts and floods. Higher average
temperatures and changes in precipitation are projected to affect the availability of
water resources through changes in rainfall distribution, soil moisture, glacier and ice/snow melt, and river
and groundwater flows; these factors are expected to lead to further deterioration of water quality.
The poor, who are the most vulnerable, are also likely to be affected the most.
Adaptation to climate change is mainly about better water management.
Appropriate adaptation measures build upon known land and water management practices to foster resilience to future climate change, thereby enhancing water security. Click here to visit the web site
Adaptation to climate change is mainly about better water management.
Appropriate adaptation measures build upon known land and water management practices to foster resilience to future climate change, thereby enhancing water security. Click here to visit the web site
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