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Collective action, corporate action: what works in water stewardship?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 9 September 2013

Natural resources, and their management, have seen a surge in corporate interest that seems unlikely to slacken. There has been a mushrooming of water initiatives involving the private sector under the banner of water stewardship, which claim to address shared risks through the combined effort of business, government and civil society.

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Fresh water being poured into a jerrycan. Harshin district, in the eastern Somali region of Ethiopia

UN Economic Commission for Europe 4th workshop on adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins

Event - Workshop - 25 - 26 June 2013

This multi-stakeholder UN workshop explored adaptation to climate change in transboundary river basins around the world. Julian Doczi, Research Officer in ODI's Water Policy Programme, delivered a presentation introducing the concept of 'tools' for climate adaptation in the water sector, which then led into a morning 'marketplace' of tools for attendees to learn more about from the various organisations that designed them.

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Mary Muntari collects water from a stream in Kachia, in Kaduna State Nigeria

Assessing and responding to risk in sanitation planning

Event - Public event - 19 April 2013

At this biannual meeting of the UK Sanitation Community of Practice, Julian Doczi, Research Officer in ODI's Water Policy Programme, gave a presentation on the assessment and response to climate change risk in sanitation planning with the use of 'tools'. He assessed the global extent of these tools and their relevance for this challenge.

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Climate adaptation: top priority, or just one of many?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 27 February 2013

'We also cannot simply ignore the projected climate impacts, as some of the current ‘best practice’ in water management may actually lead to increased vulnerability to climate impacts.'

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The political economy of local adaptation planning: exploring barriers to Flexible and Forward-looking Decision Making in three districts in Ethiopia, Uganda and Mozambique

Publication - Research reports and studies - 25 February 2013

Lindsey Jones, Eva Ludi, Aklilu Amsalu, Luis Artur, Matthew Bunce, Shirley Matheson, William Muhumuza and Daniel Zacarias

This paper explores key institutional barriers in preventing effective Flexible and Forward-looking Decision Making (FFDM) within development policy and programming. More specifically, it explores the influence of various institutional and sociopolitical drivers on the ability of district governance processes to adapt to change and uncertainty.

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New approaches to promoting Flexible and Forward-looking Decision Making - Full Report

New approaches to promoting Flexible and Forward-looking Decision Making: insights from complexity science, climate change adaptation and ‘serious gaming’

Publication - Research reports and studies - 25 February 2013

Lindsey Jones, Eva Ludi, Patrick Beautement, Christine Broenner and Carina Bachofen

Drawing on insights from complexity science, this paper describes what processes are needed to promote Flexible and Forward-looking Decision Making (FFDM) and trials three game-and reflection approaches to engage local decision in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Uganda.

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Climate risk screening for rural water supply in Ethiopia

Projects - December 2012 to April 2013

The aim of this project is to develop a risk assessment methodology that can be used to assess the threat posed by climate change on rural water supplies, and suggest steps to minimise or mitigate such risks.

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Securing food and water

Opinion - Films and videos - 4 July 2012

Roger Calow, Head of the Water Policy Programme, discusses water and food security at a Global Business Symposium on Securing Food and Water, convened by the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, June 2012.

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Rio+20: the UN Conference on Sustainable Development

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Rio +20 will focus on pivotal environmental, economic and social issues for the future. ODI work will respond to the key debates taking place at this crucial conference.

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Rio+20: the UN Conference on Sustainable Development

Event - Conference - 20 - 22 June 2012

Rio +20 will focus on pivotal environmental, economic and social issues for the future. ODI work will respond to the key debates taking place at this crucial conference.

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