South Asia Climate Change Risks in Water Management : Climate Risks and Solutions - Adaptation Frameworks for Water Resources Planning, Development, and Management in South Asia
Water management is a key development challenge in South Asia. The region - one of the most densely-populated and climate-vulnerable parts of the world - has the world’s fastest growing regional economy and the largest proportion of poorest people....
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/847951522835210828/South-Asia-Climate-change-risks-in-water-management-climate-risks-and-solutions-adaptation-frameworks-for-water-resources-planning-development-and-management-in-South-Asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29685 |
| Summary: | Water management is a key development
challenge in South Asia. The region - one of the most
densely-populated and climate-vulnerable parts of the world
- has the world’s fastest growing regional economy and the
largest proportion of poorest people. With 23.7 percent of
the global population, but only 4.6 percent of the world’s
renewable water resources, the management of water is a key
development challenge for sustaining growth, livelihoods,
and resilience. The key features of this challenge are
ensuring a reliable supply of water for food, people,
energy, and industry, and managing the consequences of
extreme hydrological events. Climate change will compound
this challenge; it will impact, though unevenly, water
supply, demand and quality, and exacerbate extreme
hydrological events. |
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