Joep Verhagen

Global Lead Water and Urban

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Panoramic view of Dodoma, Tanzania's capital city

Dodoma, Tanzania - Rapid Climate Risk Assessment

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.

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Mohammed V Palace in Conakry

Conakry, Guinea: City Scoping and Rapid Climate Risk Assessment

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.

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View of Liberville

Libreville, Gabon: Rapid climate risk assessment

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.

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Water at the center of Adaptation

Webinar: Putting water at the center of adaptation

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.

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Water as Leverage

Guiding principles for using water to leverage climate resilience

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! 

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The old harbour in Bizerte, Tunisia.

Bizerte, Tunisia; Rapid Climate Risk Assessment

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.

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