Themes: Water

Themes: Water

Completed
Project
Completed
Project : CORDEX-Africa: enhancing the use of climate information in decision-making

This project will further advance outreach and capacity building efforts by developing guidance materials that will allow climate model data to be used across disciplines and decision-making contexts.

Feature
25th March 2013
India’s water challenges highlighted in new report A new report on India’s water situation details the many challenges the country faces, including water insecurity and poor quality water. However, the report also presents workable solutions to address these challenges and gives positive case studies to show that change is possible.
News
18th January 2013
Report points a global increase of investments for water protection During 2011 US$ 8.170 million were invested in programs to protect drinking water and water supplies through the care of vegetation in water basins.
Feature
4th January 2013
Erratic rainfall makes the future uncertain Kevin Henry, Project Manager of CARE’s 'Where the Rain Falls' project interviews farmer and research participant Napandaela Nicodemu, about what it means to live with uncertain rainfall.
Feature
21st December 2012
Integrating sustainable urban drainage, resource-based sanitation, biogas and food security How can the capital of Lao PDR become a modern, vibrant and green city? CITYBLUES++, a project supported by CDKN's Innovation Fund, attempts to find out.
Feature
28th October 2012
Why we need farming and forests in our cities In the wake of the catastrophic damage inflicted on cities by Hurricane Sandy and other recent extreme weather events, Ir. Henk de Zeeuw, Senior Advisor, International Network of Resource centres on Urban Agriculture and Food security (RUAF Foundation) calls for increased urban forestry and agriculture to increase cities’ resilience to climate change.
Feature
18th October 2012
New guidance on climate extremes for water, agriculture, health and environmental professionals CDKN has launched a four-part series 'Managing Climate Extremes and Disasters: Lessons from the IPCC SREX' written for professionals in the water, agriculture, health and ecosystem conservation sectors.
Resource
12th October 2012
SREX: Lessons for the water sector This thematic brief summarises the key findings of the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) relevant to water resources and water management. It includes an assessment of the science and the implications for society and sustainable development.
Resource
25th September 2012
A risky climate for southern African hydro: assessing hydrological risks and consequences for Zambezi river basin dams A risky climate for southern African hydro: assessing hydrological risks and consequences for Zambezi river basin dams
Feature
10th September 2012
Amazonia’s security dilemma – Why climate security matters CIAT’s Decision and Policy Analysis Research Area and the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), supported by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), are currently working on a project called “Amazonia – The Security Agenda (Responding to Imminent Threats)”
Feature
7th September 2012
Improving water security to meet the challenges of climate shifts In the first of a new series of commentaries from CDKN’s senior management, Chief Executive Sam Bickersteth reports on a CDKN-backed water-security and climate-resilience initiative in Africa and asks why low-carbon technologies are being overlooked in development
Completed
Project
Completed
Project : Risk and vulnerability mapping for the Zambezi River Basin

The Zambezi River Basin is the continent’s most important shared river basin due to the large number of riparian states and the extent of availability and dependence on water for development. Read more about this project which maps the central and lower regions of the Basin which are highly vulnerable to climate change.