High and Dry : Climate Change, Water, and the Economy

The impacts of climate change will be channeled primarily through the water cycle, with consequences that could be large and uneven across the globe. Water-related climate risks cascade through food, energy, urban, and environmental systems. Growing populations, rising incomes, and expanding cities...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	natural disasters droughts floods water scarcity urban growth river basins transnational rivers transboundary rivers climate change climate adaptation clean energy
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23665

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spelling	okr-10986-236652021-05-25T09:52:48Z High and Dry : Climate Change, Water, and the Economy World Bank Group natural disasters droughts floods water scarcity urban growth river basins transnational rivers transboundary rivers climate change climate adaptation clean energy The impacts of climate change will be channeled primarily through the water cycle, with consequences that could be large and uneven across the globe. Water-related climate risks cascade through food, energy, urban, and environmental systems. Growing populations, rising incomes, and expanding cities will converge upon a world where the demand for water rises exponentially, while supply becomes more erratic and uncertain. They will jeopardize growth prospects in the regions worst affected and in some of the poorest countries. These challenges are not insurmountable, however, and smart policies that induce water-use efficiency, align incentives across regional and trading partners, and invest in adaptive technologies can go a long way toward reducing or eliminating these negative effects. 2016-01-14T22:38:01Z 2016-01-14T22:38:01Z 2016-05-03 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23665 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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description	The impacts of climate change will be channeled primarily through the water cycle, with consequences that could be large and uneven across the globe. Water-related climate risks cascade through food, energy, urban, and environmental systems. Growing populations, rising incomes, and expanding cities will converge upon a world where the demand for water rises exponentially, while supply becomes more erratic and uncertain. They will jeopardize growth prospects in the regions worst affected and in some of the poorest countries. These challenges are not insurmountable, however, and smart policies that induce water-use efficiency, align incentives across regional and trading partners, and invest in adaptive technologies can go a long way toward reducing or eliminating these negative effects.
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title	High and Dry : Climate Change, Water, and the Economy
title_short	High and Dry : Climate Change, Water, and the Economy
title_full	High and Dry : Climate Change, Water, and the Economy
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
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High and Dry : Climate Change, Water, and the Economy

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