Water

Water

Deforestation, ecosystems and environmental management, environmental degradation, environmental impact assessment, INRM and land-use.

In drought-hit western France, conflict between farmers and environmentalists is growing over new irrigation reservoirs
Context
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2023
This publication aims to bridge the gap between climate and disasters in the face of the uncertainties that climate change poses to water managers and policymakers. It provides examples of innovative water management and climate risk assessment approaches
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
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2023
This report accentuates the need for countries to integrate climate resilience into their Water Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) planning and policies, given the identification of climate change as a significant health threat.
World Health Organization
Snow is melting earlier, and more rain is falling instead of snow in the mountain ranges of the Western U.S. and Canada, leading to a leaner snowpack that could impact agriculture, wildfire risk and municipal water supplies come summer.
University of Colorado Boulder
More water stored underground means fewer flooded farms, and more water available to farmers like him during the next inevitable drought.
NPR
In Bhutan, water plays a crucial role in the economy and society, with the country heavily reliant on its water resources for agriculture, hydropower generation, and drinking water.
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
Researchers of Kiel University model future urban development on European coasts.
University of Kiel
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2023
This study aims to analyze the development of deforestation and flood events in the Lasolo watershed and to investigate deforestation proclivity.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)