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Agriculture & Environment: Water security & climate change

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Climate change will certainly impact global and regional water resources, but the exact consequences for water security remain unclear. How well can scientists predict the problems? And what can policymakers do to prepare?

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Rainwater Harvesting

This website provides a comprehensive guide to rainwater harvesting in India. It outlines various modern and traditional techniques available for collecting rainwater, highlights case studies and publishes maps and background information on key water topics, including scarcity, pollution, conflicts, and policy.

The Water Channel

The Water Channel produces videos about water in the developing world. Topics covered include climate change, agriculture, early warning systems for floods and soil moisture conservation.

It also publishes news about its activities and links to similar websites that cover water issues in the Arab world and the links between water and climate change.

Vital Climate Graphics Africa

After the release of the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2001, UNEP and GRID Arendal published this set of 25 graphics focused on the special challenges that Africa faces due to expected long term climate change. 

Three sections cover the evidence of change in Africa, the science driving these changes, and vulnerability to — and trends in — extreme events on the continent. The graphics also show the severity of climate impacts on fresh water, human health, and food in Africa.