Themes: Water

Themes: Water

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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.
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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
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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)”
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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
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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.

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Project : Assessing the economic impacts of climate change in Nepal

CDKN is supporting the Government of Nepal (GoN) to calculate the economic cost of climate change in Nepal and identify a climate compatible development pathway to address the combined risks of climate change over time.

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17th June 2012
Baseline information and indicators for the Rwanda Africa Adaptation Project (AAP) and Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) Projects Baseline information and indicators for the Rwanda Africa Adaptation Project (AAP) and Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) Projects
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10th June 2012
World Resources Report Case Study. Maintenance of Hydropower Potential in Rwanda Through Ecosystem Restoration World Resources Report Case Study. Maintenance of Hydropower Potential in Rwanda Through Ecosystem Restoration
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15th May 2012
In conversation with... Mr Bai Mass Taal, AMCOW Executive Secretary Mr Bai Mass Taal, Executive Secretary of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW), discuss
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15th May 2012
New framework launched - 'Framework for Water Security and Climate Resilient Development' The African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) launched the CDKN-supported 'Framework for Water Security and Climate Resilient Development' at Africa Water Week in Cairo on 14 May. The Framework will help decision makers and practitioners in Africa integrate climate resilience into water plans and investments.
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13th April 2012
Getting to grips with the water-energy-food 'nexus' The ‘nexus’ has become a popular buzz word to describe the complex linkages among water, energy and food security. CDKN's Mairi Dupar and Naomi Oates explore why nexus thinking has become popular, and how it might relate to climate compatible development.
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Project : Strengthening climate resilience and water security in Africa

CDKN is supporting the work of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) and the Global Water Partnership (GWP) to develop a framework to help develop investment and financing strategies to promote water security for climate resilient development in Africa.