The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published a new flagship report intended to provide insights to the High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) and others involved in national climate planning and decision-making.
The report aims to bridge the gap between climate and disasters, in response to uncertainty faced by policy makers and water resource managers as a result of climate change. Compiled from global case studies, the report gives illustrates innovative water management and climate risk assessment approaches. Spotlighting the role of National Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) with the aim of identifying links between these high-level frameworks, DRR and water issues. Setting out how policy-practice linkages can be turned into action.
Read the full report from UNESCO