Mainstreaming water adaptation at transboundary level

Submitted by Ase Johannessen | published 6th Feb 2023 | last updated 20th Feb 2023
Mekong Delta - Laos

Mekong Delta - Laos. Source: istock. 

Summary

This paper was commissioned to further go into depth of mainstreaming water adaptation at transboundary level. 

This paper is a desk study that identifies and documents the successful mainstreaming of water climate adaptation in four transboundary basins, and based on these case studies assess the applicability of key international frameworks, guidelines, and tools available for mainstreaming water climate adaptation. It is complemented by another report which was commissioned at the same time, and looks at the national and urban level.

The papers will be a resource for further strategic work within the Water Program at GCA and its working areas including: the Water Adaptation Community, the City Adaptation Accelerator (CCA), and Climate Resilient Water Services that are part of the African Adaptation Accelerator Program (AAAP).

Mainstreaming Water Adaptation Journey – a roadmap for mainstreaming water adaptation at national, urban and basin levels have been developed as an organizing principle for the Water Adaptation Community. On the WAC this roadmap is referred to as the Adaptation Journey, and WAC content can be tagged to populate knowledge which relates to the roadmap. For example, the CAA risk assessments are provided as case studies and is providing practical content on the mainstreaming step “Assessing Risk” with its own dedicated space.  A part of the WAC video describes this roadmap and includes interviews with experts in the field.