ABSTRACT
‘Climate adaptation is water adaptation’: so says the consortium of the Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC), the World Water Council (WWC) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). 2 Climate change can be observed very clearly in the form of increases in water stress and scarcity cutting across sectors and regions. Vulnerability to these impacts is not evenly distributed; often those affected most by climate change have the lowest capacity to cope. 3 As such, a focus on water as a component of any adaptation measure is essential, particularly in developing countries, where low levels of resilience to the effects of climate change mean higher risks for people and the economy.
