Global Lead Water and Urban
The Global Center on Adaptation has completed the city scoping and rapid climate risk assessment for Dodoma, Tanzania. The study identifies different climate-related hazards for the city, including floods, coastal erosion, and water scarcity.
The Global Center on Adaptation has completed the city scoping and rapid climate risk assessment for Conakry, Guinea. The study identifies different climate-related hazards for the city, including floods, coastal erosion, and water scarcity.
The Global Center on Adaptation has completed the city scoping and rapid climate risk assessment for Libreville, Gabon. The study identifies different climate-related hazards for the city as exclusion of vulnerable people, heat island effects, decrease of air quality and decrease of quality of citizens’ health.
Speakers at the webinar discussed how to put water at the center of adaptation, links with the SDGs, and the WHO's recommendations on how climate change and COVID are linked. They covered community engagement, equity and justice, and principles of water as leverage.
This living document and discussion brief proposes a set of guiding principles critical for using water to leverage climate resilience. They aim to guide effective country-driven water adaptation to reduce vulnerability and build water resilience. We welcome your comments!
The Global Center on Adaptation has completed the city scoping and rapid climate risk assessment for Bizerte, Tunisia. The study identifies different climate-related hazards for the city, including floods, coastal erosion, salinity, droughts and landslides.