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Stormwater management in the desert southwest USA
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In southwestern desert area of the United States, water management has not received much attention despite several decades of experience. The region has high rainfall intensity even though the annual precipitation is very low. Runoff is high making stormwater management essential for protecting the quality and quantity of rainfall.
Improving water sources and use in urban agriculture in Beijing
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Beijing is facing a shortage of water. Because of a downward trend in rainfall, surface water is gradually drying up and the level of groundwater is declining. This decline in availability of water is affecting urban agriculture in the city. Innovations are being sought by both the government and farmers focusing on the use of new water sources, like reuse of wastewater and rainwater harvesting, and improved water management.
Improving Decision-making on Interventions in the Urban Water System of Accra
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Management of water in an urban context has an important effect on the general health status of the city’s population. Accra is one of these cities where the urban water system is far from optimal, and therefore a number of projects are underway to improve the situation. In the current situation, only a part of the expanding city has reliable access to drinking water.
Droughts endanger the water, food, and energy security of ecosystems. An effective drought preparedness strategy must focus on mitigating socioeconomic vulnerabilities to the phenomenon. Brazil has developed a Drought Monitor to analyze the multi-annual characteristic of droughts in the Northeast region.
Making climate change real for vulnerable populations
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The poor in Pakistan who live in informal settlements are the first to be hit by climate change. But they cannot understand the link, says Mary James Gill, a human rights lawyer and activist based in Lahore, Pakistan, because available information is bookish and not easy to communicate.
Effective governance is the key for climate resilience
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In this third roundtable, hosted by GCA andBeijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design in March 2022, experts from experts from Beijing, Milan and New York presented their city's governance in pursuit of becoming climate resilient. Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, senior advisor to the CEO, GCA chaired the meeting.