1. Home
  2. Update

The water community takes the lead in climate change adaptation and mitigation

Source(s): PR Newswire Association LLC.
Upload your content
by Flickr user iamPhelps / Aaron, Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/27744900@N04/6326494539/
by Flickr user iamPhelps / Aaron, Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/27744900@N04/6326494539/

The water community came together to send a strong message to climate change negotiators: with or without a formal agreement in the COP, we're already adapting to and mitigating climate change. "In essence climate change adaptation is improved water resources management, and this should be formally recognized within the UNFCCC," said Jose Luis Luege Tamargo, Director General of the National Water Commission of Mexico (CONAGUA).

Attachments

Access View full story English

Last checked: 16 July 2021

Editors' recommendations

Explore further

Themes Climate change Water Preparedness
Country and region South Africa

Please note: Content is displayed as last posted by a PreventionWeb community member or editor. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of UNDRR, PreventionWeb, or its sponsors. See our terms of use