Water

With the adoption of a Climate Change Action Plan, this brief outlines concrete actions for the World Bank, describing how it intends to scale up climate action, integrate climate change across its operations, and work more closely with others, through

As many people still lack access to safely managed drinking water sources, new institutional and management systems have emerged in some urban and peri-urban areas.

This brief describes the application of a Robust Decision Support (RDS) framework in Can Tho city, Vietnam, to better inform city managers and planning departments on improving urban water management practices. The brief offers a number of recommendations

When heavy rain falls in the hills and plains west of Colombo – and in the city itself at the same time - Sri Lanka's capital drowns. As runoff from the west rushes into the Kelani River, which empties into the sea just north of Colombo, water begins to spill into the network of canals that cross the city.

The Dominica Water and Sewerage Company, DOWASCO, has outlined its plans for realizing a more climate resilient water system. The project will focus on the development of early warning systems and upgraded technology for monitoring water levels, as well as increased water storage capacity and reforestation.

Five months after a large earthquake shook Mexico City, the capital is better prepared to deal with future tremors according to Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera. Current efforts focus on tightening up building codes and improving emergency response.

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction has engaged CIMA Research Foundation to generate risk profiles on flood and drought in 16 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The countries that will be involved in the risk assessment are: Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Gambia, Gabon, Cameroon, Ghana, Sao Tome and Principe, and Kenya.

The impact of climate change on southern Africa can create serious public health problems, adding pressures to public health services within the region. Experts call for the development of plans and systems that will effectively protect the public from the health impacts caused by increasing temperatures.