Leveraging Water for Accelerating Climate Adaptation

• Climate change is here. Adaptation therefore is not just essential but is also smart economics with returns of $2 to $10 for every dollar invested.
• Water is the primary medium through which climate change is manifested.
• With ~60% adaptation related to water, it is at the same time a key enabler of adaptation
• The poor and disadvantaged groups including women, indigenous people, persons with disabilities are disproportionately affected by climate change; addressing drivers of underlying vulnerability is key for successful adaptation.
• Improving water management and climate adaptation in coordination would protect water resources, reduce disaster risks, lower greenhouse-gas emissions and assure equitable access.