Water

Nearly 163 million people in India - or more than one in 10 - lack access to clean water close to their home. An expanding population, growing demand for water from agriculture and industry, and poor management of water supplies have sent India's groundwater to ever lower levels. Combined with rising temperatures, water scarcity is rising, experts say.

New research projects that the state of California will experience a much greater number of extremely wet and extremely dry weather seasons — especially wet — by the end of the century. The authors also predict that there will be a major increase in the likelihood of severe flooding events, and that there will be many more quick changes from one weather extreme to the other.

A global survey of 96 cities

This report presents an overview of findings from a global survey of 96 cities across the globe exploring institutional innovation for urban water adaptation. It assesses broad patterns in the types of institutional

Resilient Systems, Resilient Communities emerges from the University of Alberta interdisciplinary research network, Intersections of Sustainability, which focuses on the relationship between water governance, climate change, and community futures. The aim

Climate risks and solutions: Adaptation frameworks for water resources planning, development and management in South Asia

This summary report is part of the first phase of a two phased South Asia Water Initiative (SAWI) Technical Assistance (TA) project

Women farmers in Manipur are struggling to grow crops in an increasingly hostile environment in north-east India, where erratic rainfall, floods and higher temperatures are making daily life more difficult for rural farmers. They want to take advantage of recent developments in agricultural technology to boost their productivity, such as using climate resistant seeds.

People who’ve fled Rakhine in Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh now face the threat of extreme weather. The monsoon season brings almost daily downpours and 400 to 600mm of rain a month. Cyclones could tear shelters apart, leaving families exposed to the elements. Floods could block access paths to food, water and healthcare, or maroon people on little islands.

This report provides information on future projections of climate change and its impact in California's Sierra Nevada, including on its snowpack and subsequent water resources. The study employed hybrid downscaling, a combination of global climate models