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systems. Growing populations, rising incomes, and expanding cities will converge upon a world where the demand for water rises …The impacts of climate change will be channeled primarily through the water cycle, with consequences that could be … large and uneven across the globe. Water-related climate risks cascade through food, energy, urban, and environmental …
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The analysis looks specifically at the need to ensure continued development of water resources within Lesotho and aims … benefits to water resources management over a broad range of possible future scenarios. The analysis quantifies a range of …. This quantification is based on a water resource decision support model developed specifically for Lesotho, using the Water …
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Vision 2045 aims to significantly transform Indonesia with the target of becoming one of the world's top five economies … by the time it reaches its centenary in 2045. But is this achievable without considering Indonesia's Water Security? This … study reflects on this question in detail, highlights potential challenges and quantifies the impact of water related …
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urban water security in Morocco. While urban water demand is expected to rise by 60 percent to 100 percent in most large … cities by 2050, climate projections suggest reduced precipitation and a sharp decline in water resources availability …. Morocco is expected to enter a situation of extreme water stress in less than 25 years. The Water Law 36-15 recognizes these …
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Addressing water-challenges is central to building climate resilience. In Africa, all major waters are transboundary … Chad, Niger basins - to support the critical role of transboundary cooperation on water resources management to building …
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Groudwater is of major importance in providing mains water supply, and is intensively exploited for private, domestic …, and industrial use in many urban centers of the developing world. At the same time, the subsurface has come to serve as …
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preliminary project data as well as readily available climate-related resources and tools produced by the World Bank Group and … planning of new water production and treatment infrastructure, and helps users understand what is necessary to ensure a project … bulk water infrastructure and identifying mitigation solutions. This is done by identifying the various linkages between …
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preliminary project data as well as readily available climate-related resources and tools produced by the World Bank Group and … planning of new water production and treatment infrastructure, and helps users understand what is necessary to ensure a project … bulk water infrastructure and identifying mitigation solutions. This is done by identifying the various linkages between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014366511
framework of resilience, the eighth edition of the World Bank's Somalia economic update series provides an in-depth analysis of …
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This brief for policy makers is a summary of the main conclusions derived from the "Argentina: Valuing Water" report, a … detailed and technical water security diagnostic, and is designed for decision makers beyond the water sector. Its main purpose … is to make visible the importance of water, and the cost of existing water security gaps on Argentina's economy, society …
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