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Water governance and water resource management strategies to mitigate the risk of floods and drought and improve water conservation and water quality.

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This document is meant to provide a brief overview of climate risk issues in relation to Egypt's dependance on the Nile River for 95% of its freshwater.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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This document outlines the application and lessons learnt from the climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) implemented by the government in Fiji.

The CVA  assessed the impact of climate change on Fiji’s economy, livelihoods and poverty levels, health and

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, the (GFDRR)
Cover page of the latest Words into Action guide, launched in conjunction with UNECE
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UNISDR and UNECE partner to release the latest in the Worlds into Action series of guidelines, Implementation Guide for Addressing Water-Related Disasters and Transboundary Cooperation: Integrating Disaster Risk Management with Water Management and Climate Change Adaptation.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
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This resource guide is aimed at providing USAID practitioners involved in the planning and development of sustainable infrastructure projects with a better understanding of green infrastructure (GI) and identifying GI interventions that can be integrated

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Documents and publications

This Words into Action guide aims to raise awareness on the importance of river basin management and transboundary cooperation in DRR, while taking into account climate change adaptation.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
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Faced with fast-depleting groundwater supplies, Lahore, Pakistan's second biggest city, has begun rationing water and instituting a range of new conservation measures. These measures respond to the exploitation, extraction, and poisoning of groundwater, and are seen as a sensible solution to ensure water security.

Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
Research briefs

Researchers have discovered that the carbon found in biowastes, such as compost and crop residues, helps capture and retain moisture for crop growth, reducing the impact of drought on soil health and productivity. Australian farmers must apply good farming practices during good periods to be better prepared for inevitable droughts.

Conversation Media Group, the
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In light of the IPCC's new report and warnings of future climate risks, Latin America must adopt integrative policies that encompass water, energy, and food. This nexus approach can enhance the region's climate resilience by helping keep warming below 2 degrees.

Climate and Development Knowledge Network
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