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7th December 2011 |
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Understanding the wider Business Implications of Water
Too many businesses still view water as simply a cheap resource, writes Chris Hedemann, CDP Water Disclosure. This is an oversight that could cost them and the communities in which they operate dearly. This past year alone has seen national economies shaken by the force of water, and individual organisations have not escaped the often devastating impacts of these events… More |
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Will Growth in Energy Demand compete for scarce Water Resources?
With growing demand for energy and the need to decarbonise the energy supply chain with new power producing technologies, there is an urgent need to better understand the demand for water for energy production and include this into the existing mechanisms under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), writes Jakob Granit, Stockholm International Water Institute… More |
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In Hot Water: An African Perspective on Fisheries and Climate Change
Climate change will have significant impacts on the marine and freshwater systems that support the world’s fisheries. Indeed, many of these impacts have already been observed in scientific studies, including coral bleaching, ocean acidification and changes to the range of fish stocks in response to warmer ocean temperatures, writes Alex Berkenstein, South African Institute of International Affairs… More |
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Water Lessons: An African water management perspective on climate change
Since water is the medium through which many of the impacts of climate change will be felt, we might expect water to be at the forefront of climate discussions, particularly as they focus increasingly on adaptation to inevitable changes, writes Mike Muller, Global Water Partnership Better water management – finding ways to store water and prepare for droughts; and understanding and planning to reduce flood damage and vulnerability are just two critical examples… More |
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Profile: Anders Berntell.
Nationality: Swedish
Country of residence: Sweden
Current Position: Executive Director, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)… More |
Water, Climate and Development Day
On Saturday December 3rd, the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) in conjunction with the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) South Africa, the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and Water and the Climate Coalition (WCC) arranged an all-day event on Water, Climate and Development… More |
Key Messages from Water, Climate and Development Day
The Water and Climate Coalition is a collaboration between a number of international organisations and research centres, that together seek to place water resources management at the heart of international policy responses to climate change. Over the last three years the Coalition has been working to ensure that water management is integrated in relevant UNFCCC programmes; that water expertise is linked to the UNFCCC Adaptation Committee; and that water related adaptation and mitigation will be addressed under the Adaptation Fund and the Green Climate Fund… More |
Podcasts: Outreach Live at COP17
Interviews from: Water, Climate and Development Day, organised by African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) in conjunction with the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) South Africa, the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and Water and the Climate Coalition (WCC). With:
- Dr. Ania Grobicki, Global Water Partnership
- Carlos Manuel-Rodriguez, Conservation International
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Quote of the day
The rich countries that already use most of their own hydropower potential have systematically blocked Africa’s efforts to do the same, even though currently less than 5% of Africa’s potential is being exploited. 
Mike Muller, Global Water Partnership’s Technical Advisory Committee
Outreach is a multi-stakeholder magazine which is published daily at COP17. The articles written are intended to reflect those of the authors alone or where indicated a coalition’s opinion. An individual’s article is the opinion of that author alone, and does not reflect the opinions of all stakeholders.
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