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Blog- Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation
by José Gesti, Senior Advisor on Climate Action at the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) - 14/12/2023

Recent IPCC reports confirm that climate change has altered freshwater ecosystems, causing diverse human system impacts. This blog explores new initiatives for bridging climate priorities, water-sanitation adaptation and mitigation priorities, and climate financing.

Blog-Integrated Water Resources Management
by Eric Oyare, WWF BHoA Initiative Lead - 24/07/2023

This blog provides information on the outcomes of the bilateral collaboration between WRI and WWF BHoA, which resulted in plans to fund the preparation of a Business Case for the financing of the Kigali Urban Wetlands Restoration case through the ACWA fund. This initiative was developed to protect Kigali city from flooding and improve the wellbeing of people in town by constructing urban wetlands.

Blog- Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation
by Ingrid Timboe - 20/08/2023

The food and water sectors are inseparably linked, however, they are too often governed and managed independently, which can have catastrophic results when combined with increasing water variability due to climate change. On the Occasion of CoP28, this blog examines ways to elevate food and water to the very top of the climate agenda.

Blog- Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation
by Ray-Shyan Wu was born in Taipei, Taiwan. - 09/01/2023

Being an island country located in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, Taiwan is particularly prone to natural disasters related to climate change such as hurricanes, floods, and drought. In this context, a new task group was established by the government of Taiwan to provide ample technical help and knowledge to farmers, using technology to predict and mitigate the effects of climate change.