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Inclusion of climate change in water policy to support integrated water and resources management (IWRM)

  • Climate Change
  • Water Policy
  • Integrated Water Resources Management

Civil society organisations need to advocate the inclusion of climate change in water policy to support integrated water and resources management (IWRM) and sustainable water management

Need characteristics

Societal challenges
  • Governance and Policy
Themes
Include climate change in water policy to support integrated water resource management (IWRM)
Stakeholder group
  • Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
Task/Job
  • Advocacy for mainstreaming in climate change in water-related policies
  • Adoption of strategic approaches for water and climate change
Pain
  • Bureaucracy
  • Lack of implementation of environmental policy
Gain
  • Availability of adaptation and mitigation strategies
  • Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies to achieve water sustainability
  • Partnerships for climate change adaptation
Simplified climate and water scenarios
  • Dryer
  • Wetter
  • Wetter & Dryer