Available online: https://issuu.com/gwp-publ/docs/key_messages_for_cop_18_-climate_change_how_can_ [...]

Event: Conferences of the Parties (COP 18) (26 November - 7 December 2012; Quatar)
Published by: GWP ; 2012This paper presents key messages for policy makers on water and climate change, urging innovative institutional solutions to be found for closer collaboration with disaster risk reduction efforts. It advocates for the establishment of "partnerships for adaptation" that empower communities to identify local coping strategies and enable all stakeholders to participate in water resources management. It also introduces recommendations for climate change negotiators to take water into account in negotiations, including key messages for COP 18 to be held in December 2012.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)
Tags: Water ; Climate change ; Multi-hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) ; Climate policies ; Adaptation Add tag