Words into Action guidelines: Implementation guide for addressing water-related disasters and transboundary cooperation

Read the report of the the International Universities Climate Alliance (IUCA), supported by the Global Water Institute of UNSW and the coordinating representatives of the UN-Water Expert Group on Water and Climate Change, being the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Find out more about the waters role in mitigation measures, presented amongst other at the official SB60 side event "Building water-wise NDCs and NAPs"

FAO, in collaboration with the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture, the German Agency for International Cooperation on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability, with participation of global partners, organized a two-day workshop to discuss concrete pathways that water tenure can be leveraged to increase concerns of equity, climate resilience and food security in the allocation and governance of water resources.

From Risk to Reward is a study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in collaboration with the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that lays out the investment thesis for the private sector to finance climate adaptation and resilience. BCG’s analysis aims to inform industry-wide actions at this critical time. This report details the adaptation and resilience business case, laying out three key opportunities for the private sector to secure value and identifying the specific entry points for finance.

This report shows a new way of thinking about climate change that can lead to more effective solutions.