Freshwater
Page Updated: March 12, 2012
No single resource is more integral to the health, welfare, and prosperity of human communities than water. It is increasingly recognized that water is the primary means through which climate change impacts upon societies and the environment.
Rather than being viewed as a sector, water resources are the medium through which climate change directly impacts food security, health, energy generation, development planning and the protection of ecosystems and biodiversity.
Key Freshwater Overview Articles
Water and Climate Change Adaptation in the Americas
This document aims to highlight steps taken in the Americas to advance adaptation in the water domain, considering: good governance and institutional arrangements; financing; and efforts to strengthen capacities to increase resilience and reduce vulnerability. Look for two TNC projects highlighted in the case studies.
Report here: http://waterclimatechange.org/en/index.php
Conserving Freshwater and Coastal Resources in a Changing Climate, A Report Prepared for The Nature Conservancy, 2009. Overview and recommendations for adapting to Climate Change in Freshwater and Coastal Ecosystems.
Sustainable Floodplains Through Large-Scale Reconnection to Rivers, published in Science. Authored by TNC's Jeff Opperman. We recommend this article but cannot make it available publicly.
Climate Change and River Ecosystems: Protection and Adaptation Options, published in Environmental Management. Co-authored by TNC's Brian Richter. We recommend this article but cannot make it available publicly.
WWF primer "Adapting Water to a Changing Climate"
Flowing Forward: Freshwater ecosystem adaptation to climate change in water resources management and biodiversity conservation. Tom Le Quesne, John H. Matthews, et al. A report funded by World Bank and WWF. Water Working Notes, Note No. 28, August 2010.
