Natural Resources Water and Energy
Water governance for resilience to climate change
This chapter outlines legal institutional and political means to support climate change adaptation and mitigation to enhance resilience and to reduce vulnerability through more inclusive water management especially at the country level.
Acknowledgements
The UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) recognizes the valuable contributions of FAO SIWI UNDP UNESCO-IHP UN-Habitat UNIDO UNU-INWEH WHO WMO and the World Bank whose inputs as chapter lead agencies made the content preparation of this report possible. Sincere appreciation goes to the GWP ODI the UN Regional Commissions (UNECA UNECE UNECLAC UNESCAP and UNESCWA) and the UNESCO Office in Nairobi for co-leading Chapter 10 on regional perspectives. We also would like to thank those UN-Water members and partners and all other organizations and individuals who provided useful contributions and comments throughout the production process.
Foreword
Climate change affects – and is affected by – global water resources. It reduces the predictability of water availability and affects water quality. Climate change also increases the occurrence of extreme weather events threatening sustainable social-economic development and biodiversity worldwide. This in turn has profound implications for water resources. As such climate change exacerbates the ever-growing challenges associated with the sustainable management of water. Conversely the way water is managed influences the drivers of climate change.
Energy and industry
This chapter identifies the risks challenges and opportunities for water-related adaptation mitigation and resilience to climate change for energy and industry.
Preface
Climate change affects ecosystems human societies and economies in a variety of ways and water is the primary medium through which these impacts are felt. In some cases these impacts are clearly obvious – for example through the increasing frequency and intensity of storms floods and droughts. Increasing variability in the global water cycle implies greater water stress at different times and over different areas. The water-related impacts of climate change also include negative effects on food security human health energy production and biodiversity not to mention the daily livelihoods of the world’s most vulnerable women men and children. These in turn can lead (and have led) to rising societal inequities social unrest mass migration and conflict.
International policy frameworks
This chapter reviews the major international policy frameworks highlighting existing gaps and opportunities for linkages in terms of resilient water management that could inhibit or enhance progress on global climate action and sustainable development.
شكر وتقدير
اهتمدق يتلا ةمَّيقلا تامهاسلما ةيئالما دراولما مييقتل يلماعلا ةدحتلما مملأا جمانرب رّدقُي ،يئامنلإا ةدحتلما مملأا جمانربو ،ةعارزلاو ةيذغلأا ةمظنم جمانبلل ةيعارلا ةدئارلا تلااكولا ةدحتلما مملأا ةنجلو ةئيبلل ةدحتلما مملأا جمانربو ،ابورولأ ةيداصتقلاا ةدحتلما مملأا ةنجلو ةيعامتجلااو ةيداصتقلاا ةنجللاو ،وكسنويلاو ،ئداهلا طيحلماو ايسلآ ةيعامتجلااو ةيداصتقلاا ةيمنتلل ةدحتلما مملأا ةمظنمو ،ةيشربلا تانطوتسملل ةدحتلما مملأا جمانربو ،ايسآ برغل ءاكشرو ءاضعأ ركشن نأ ً اضيأ دونو .ريرقتلا اذه تايوتحم دادعإ تحاتأ يتلاو ،ةيعانصلا اومدق نيذلا دارفلأاو تاسسؤلماو تامظنلما عيمجو ةيئالما دراولماب ةينعلما ةدحتلما مملأا ةنجل .ةديفم تاقيلعتو تامهاسم
مقدمة
ةدودحلما ةيئالما دراولما لىع طغضلا هيف دتشيو ،ً لاصاوتم ً اديازت ةبذعلا هايلما لىع بلطلا هيف ديازتي ملاع في ةمداعلا هايلما ةرادإ ينسحت اهحيتي يتلا صرفلا لافغإ ودبي ،خانلما ّيرغتو ثولتلاو طرفلما جارختسلاا ببسب .هرّوصت ً لاعف نكمي لا ً ارمأ