By 2050, roughly 6.4 billion people will live in a city, and demand for water will have increased by 55 percent. Cities power economic development and water security can seriously undermine this. Cities need to take steps to connect to their basins and enable water management institutions to make investments to secure water quantity and quality and mitigate flood risks.
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Sanitation for and by Nature
Guidance on evidence-based practices for improved sanitation, water security and ecological health, with a focus on natu...
New Urban Agenda
How to Respond to the Commitments and Call for Action of the New Urban Agenda? The New Urban Agenda (NUA) is the outc...
Water-Wise Cities
Humanity cannot thrive and survive without water. Cities cannot function without water. A simple, but powerful reality. ...
Sydney Symposium Communiqué
Towards a common ´urban water framework´ The Sydney Symposium brought together urban planning professionals to debate...
Preparing for Extreme and Rare Events in Coastal R...
Developing Adaptive Risk Management Approaches and Increasing Resilience of Coastal Regions to Impacts of Climate Variab...
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