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CIWA 2.0: Pathways to Impact

Climate Resilience

he vision for CIWA’s approach to resilience, and iii) expanding its portfolio declining quality in a changing climate.
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transboundary climate resilience to previously lightly-touched sectors CIWA will support the development of water
is that SSA water management and such as water quality; dam safety; monitoring and information systems, assist
investment plans account for climate nature-based storage solutions; RBOs in incorporating climate-related
change projections (in other words, groundwater management and factors (e.g., changes in precipitation,
are climate-proofed) and that riparian sustainable use; and biodiversity, temperature, runoff, evapotranspiration) in
countries incorporate a regional lens in ecosystem services, and conservation. hydromet forecasts, total/seasonal water
their efforts to address climate change CIWA’s active and pipeline projects have availability, and water demand and storage
risks. To achieve this vision, riparians pivoted to more nature-positive planning; and fill in climate change-related
must have reliable and timely data and investments, and future mitigation data gaps that hinder policy formulation
computation services that can investments will likely focus on smaller and implementation, such as groundwater
anticipate the effects of climate change investments such as carbon sequestration resource water quality information.
on natural resources and minimize GHG through climate-smart watershed
emissions in development planning. This management and rehabilitation plans, This will be measured by the indicator:
information must then be available and wetlands and biodiversity protection, or
useful to key technical stakeholders in solar-pumped groundwater investments. 1. Knowledge products are
regional and national institutions and Conversely, CIWA’s climate resilience used to illustrate the evidence
national decision makers for preparing activities demonstrate a strong track base for cooperation, needs,
regionally balanced water-related record of improving regional WRM and and challenges that directly
investment plans. planning while leaning into improving support regional climate
flood- and drought-risk management, resilience or mitigation
CIWA contributes to mainstreaming dam safety, and water quality.
climate change resilience and (CIWA 2.0 IR indicator 3) and
mitigation in transboundary water
resources management and Climate Resilience—Information: 2. Institutions using
development in all basins and information systems that
regions where it works. This has been CIWA collects, enhances, and improve the incorporation or
achieved by including climate disseminates information to provide analysis of climate-related
resilience as an objective of many of effective regional information platforms factors in disaster mitigation or
its strategies and projects. CIWA and services that enhance water-related water resources management
supports climate change scenario hazard resilience and measures to
building and includes climate-risk counter water resources depletion and (CIWA 2.0 IR indicator 1.c).
assessments in the planning and
development of water investments.
Women and other vulnerable
populations tend to be more
negatively affected by climate change
– analyses by UN Women underscores
that women are not only affected by
climate change differently than men,
but they can contribute to climate
change action in a different manner.
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As discussed above, CIWA continues
to support studies and projects that
target water sectors with high
resilience potential such as
groundwater and flood and drought
management.

CIWA has contributed to i) influencing
investments that are now delivering a
significant amount of SSA’s
hydroelectric power, ii) delivering core
information and institutional inputs
that are requisite for climate change

9 Equality in Climate Action: Planning for a gender inclusive future in Africa, UN Women (lead), UNFCCC, UNDP, 16-18 April 2024.
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