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The IPDC launched at the UN 2023 Water Conference. 

The International Panel on Deltas and Coastal Areas (IPDC)  an initiative of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, supported in its founding phase by Deltares and the Global Center on Adaptation, is a demand-driven and results-orientated coalition of the willing. Through evidence-based knowledge, the IPDC supports the development of national and regional adaptation strategies to mobilize finance for implementation.

IPDC will bring water to the heart of sustainable development and climate action. Driven by dedicated leadership, knowledge partners and international coalitions, the IPDC aims to be an effective international platform to foster partnerships and act on improving lives, livelihoods and ecosystems in the deltas, coastal areas and islands by supporting the implementation of climate adaptation strategies and accelerating climate actions.

The webinar Mobilizing Finance for Climate Adaptation in Deltas, illustrates how deltaic countries leading in climate adaptation have used high-ambition decision-making and large-scale investment to prepare for future challenges.  

This is a briefing on water adaptation originating in insights from the community providing recommendations for policy and practice. It provides an introduction as well as more in-depth material and connection to others in the Water Adaptation Community. 

This is a briefing on water adaptation originating in insights from the community providing recommendations for policy and practice. It provides an introduction as well as more in depth material and connection to others in the Water Adaptation Community. 

This report highlight the role of change management for urban and national mainstreaming of water adaptation. The report is currently undergoing editing. This is the original report by the consultant Caroline Figueres. 

Adaptation in Deltas: Reaching Impact at Scale 

In northern Mali, a dry area of 827,000 square kilometres, water has been a source of strife. As the Sahara desert expands southwards, finding water is becoming increasingly urgent, and harder. Communities, supported by NGOs are digging small shallow wells to provide water.

Management of water in an urban context has an important effect on the general health status of the city’s population. Accra is one of these cities where the urban water system is far from optimal, and therefore a number of projects are underway to improve the situation. In the current situation, only a part of the expanding city has reliable access to drinking water.

Droughts endanger the water, food, and energy security of ecosystems. An effective drought preparedness strategy must focus on mitigating socioeconomic vulnerabilities to the phenomenon. Brazil has developed a Drought Monitor to analyze the multi-annual characteristic of droughts in the Northeast region.