Las Vegas adaptation policies at a glance
This case study provides a short insight into climate issues faced by the city of Las Vegas and its region and the adaptation policies, plans and action to tackle them.
Ensuring Future Water Security through Direct Potable Reuse in Windhoek, Namibia
Adaptation Inspiration Theme: Ensuring Future Water Security through Direct Potable Reuse in Windhoek, Namibia
Agua Sustentable
Agua Sustentable ("Sustainable Water") is a non-profit NGO that aims to contribute to sustainable water and environmental management at the national and international levels. Agua Sustentable focus
Whave Solutions Ltd.
Whave is a Ugandan non-profit social enterprise working with local government and rural communities to provide water maintenance services.
Secure safe water in Uganda’s changing climate
This CDKN film explores how precious freshwater resources could be better managed, to help increase Ugandan communities’ resilience to variations in the climate.
Mali Folkecenter
Mali-Folkecenter's mission is to promote the sustainable management of natural resources and the use of these resources to catalyse local economic growth & sustainable development by working in
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India (formerly under the Ministry of Rural Development as Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation), is presently headed by the Cabi
Monitoring for enhanced climate change adaptation in the Sahel
Describes an approach to climate change adaptation and outlines how ongoing community measurements of threates to water resources is used to enhance adaptation effectiveness in 3 Sahelian countries.
Samoa village adapts to climate change-induced water scarcity
Matafa'a village's only water source was located on the coast where majority of villagers reside. Climate change impacts has turned the area into hazard zone prone to flooding.
Oxfam Intermon
We are a non-governmental organization for development cooperation (NGO) which focuses on providing a comprehensive response to the challenge of poverty and injustice to which all human beings can
Solar powered water purification
Vengamukka Palem, a cluster of villages 5 km away from Ongole town in Andhra Pradesh, has increasingly been facing the salinisation of their groundwater aquifers and...
Drinking water system repair and training
Pillai Colony's new water taps
Pillai Colony, a coastal village of 160 inhabitants located on the shore of the Bay of Bengal in Tamil Nadu, has been facing severe...
Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on Our Water Future
This report offers a perspective on current and emerging water challenges and priorities across Canada through the presentation of issues heard and discussed at the Forum for Leadership on Water’s (FLOW) national discussion series tour “Northern Voices, Southern Choices: Water Policy Lessons for Canada,” held in 2011.
Rain water harvesting through a bund-protected pond
The people in the village of Chinnakaramedu have been facing water stress which is predicted to become worse, aggravated by climate change. Salt water intrusions have...
WaterAid
WaterAid's vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation.
Centre Régional pour l'Eau Potable et l'Assainissement
Le Centre Régional pour l'Eau Potable et l'Assainissement à faible coût (CREPA) est une Institution Inter-Etats regroupant 17 pays de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre.
Société Togolaise des Eaux
La Société Togolaise des Eaux est une structure paraétatique qui est charge de produire de distribuer de l'eau potable en qualité et quantité suffisante aux populations urbaines du Togo.
Lessons learned from Yemen NCAP Project
The choice of adaptation strategy depends on the dictates of the particular case study region, including both physical and stakeholder inputs. While pilot...
Key Findings from Mali Case Study 1, 'The Study of Ultimate Users of Water Resources and Dialogue with Communities'
For the purpose of the study and with the help of local populations, a rough estimation of the potential of the three sites for...
Bolivia NCAP project: Lake Titicaca findings
This page summarises the key findings for the Lake Titicaca region from the Bolivia NCAP Project. For background information and context on the Lake Titicaca region, please see this page...
Adapting to water scarcity in Zimbabwe
The project addresses challenges associated with dwindling water resources for drinking and horticulture activities and animals, as well as unsustainable agricultural practices. The...
Case Study: Beirut
Mobile water trucks in Beirut
Greater Beirut is the largest urban area in Lebanon, with around 2 million inhabitants in the built up area. It is a densely populated...
