Knowledge building

The Water Adaptation Communities aim to build knowledge on how to do water adaptation mainstreaming in different contexts. We have identified a few hotspot areas such as: 

  • Urban areas
  • Drylands
  • Deltas and coastal zones

For these environments we aim to identify important steps in water adaptation mainstreaming, what we call the Adaptation Journey. 

Our discussions, dialogues and exchanges aim to dig deeper into understanding these challenges. The peer to peer interaction and involvement of practitioners also aim to make the dialogues relevant for practice, addressing burning issues. 

The website is also designed to provide an overview of water adaptation. However the content is not complete. This is work in progress. We invite everyone to contribute by writing cases and articles for the website. If you register on the site, you can add content yourself. Three administrators of the WAC website can then approve your content when you have submitted it. If you have any questions please contact write us an email: wac@gca.org.

Latest Discussions & Articles

View of an area with a number of jessours in Tunisia. (M. Ben Zaied)

Rainwater harvesting - an overview of knowledge

Article

Rainwater harvesting, the process of capturing rain to store, or allow it to seep into the ground, is an age-old practice. Communities in arid and semi-arid lands have developed multiple processes of harvesting to suit local geographic conditions and purposes. This document provides examples from around the world and related resources.

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Water & Climate Adaptation Strategies – The Case of Bangladesh

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‘Water and Climate Adaptation Strategies – the Case of Bangladesh’, features cases of linking water and climate adaptation in Bangladesh from planning and governance to locally led adaptation.

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Addressing Uncertainty in Coastal Resilience Building

Addressing Uncertainty in Coastal Resilience Building

Article

‘Futureproofing: Water and Climate Adaptation’ is a webinar series focused on adaptation strategy, practices, and financing for coastal areas, including islands and deltas.   

The series is designed to support the ambition of the International Panel on Deltas and Coastal Areas - to build capacity for effective adaptation planning, governance, and finance – through online knowledge sharing. The webinars consist of expert presentations and panel discussions. 

The first webinar, ‘Addressing Uncertainty in Coastal Resilience Building’, showcases coastal adaptation projects to frame how future-oriented planning and risk reduction can support communities and economic resilience.

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Integrated Coastal Zone Management

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The webinar, “Integrated Coastal Zone Management for Climate Resilience” shares the need for and complexity of integrated coastal zone management plans. 

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IPDC Champion Statements 2023

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In March 2023, the International Panel on Deltas and Coastal Areas (IPDC) officially launched at the UN Water Conference in New York. This article summarizes the champion's statements at the high-level launch event.

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Report on the IPDC Caribbean Climate Adaptation and Water Conference

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This report summarizes the IPDC's Caribbean-focused conference from December 2022, conducted in the IPDCs development phase.

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