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Water governance and water resource management strategies to mitigate the risk of floods and drought and improve water conservation and water quality.

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This report explores how climate risks could affect the environment, economies, societies and politics of the countries of the Nile Basin and the political relations between them.

CASCADES
Chatham House
Flood retention wall along the Mississippi River
Bapon Fakhruddin
Over 90% of disasters are water-related, such as floods, droughts, and storms, resulting in significant economic losses. Despite this, water management is often sidelined in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) planning.
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The HKH Snow Update 2025 highlights a significant decline in seasonal snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow persistence 23.6% below normal — the lowest in 23 years.

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
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This concept note outlines the critical need for enhanced Early Warning Systems (EWS) to detect water contamination from nuclear fission plants.

UCL Warning Research Centre
Sharecroppers plow a field in Urubamba Valley in Peru
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While Peru's canal systems of the past may have looked similar to those of the present, they functioned in more efficient, flexible ways. The key to adapting to our present and future climate may lie in comprehending how people used it.

Conversation Media Group, the
Tea plantations and Muthirappuzhayar River in hills near Munnar, Kerala, India
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A team of researchers conducted a study on nature-positive watershed strategies for carbon sequestration in two micro watersheds in Akole taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India.

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
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Like heat waves, these periods of high atmospheric demand for water can damage crops and ecosystems and increase pressure on water resources. New research shows they’re becoming more severe.

Eos - AGU
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The Kashmir Himalayas are blessed with thousands of freshwater springs. However, in the last two decades, studies show that a significant number of these water sources have either disappeared or shrunk significantly.

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