ALEX SIMALABWI, SENIOR NETWORK OFFICER, GWP. KIRSTY SCHNEEBERGER, SENIOR POLICY OFFICER, STAKEHOLDER FORUM. OSELUKA ZIKORA, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, AMCOW

This blog is adapted from an article that appeared in Outreach, a multi-stakeholder magazine on environment and sustainable development published at COP17. View it here.

On Saturday December 3rd, the Water and the Climate Coalition (WCC), together with collaborative partners, arranged an all-day event on Water, Climate and Development. The day was filled with interesting and thought provoking presentations, followed by rich and dynamic discussions on how best to integrate water into the negotiations at COP, as well as address the nexus between water, climate and development.

ZAFAR ADEEL

This article appeared in Outreach, a multi-stakeholder magazine on environment and sustainable development published at COP16. View it here.

Many people may consider expanding deserts as the main manifestation of a warming planet, and that’s likely to occur.  However, it is just one consequence of predicted shifts in the global water cycle -- changes that will affect the quality, timing and volume of precipitation and water availability everywhere.