Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems

Rapid climate change is causing weather extremes in every region of the world. The global water cycle is now experiencing a structural change not seen since the last Ice Age, leaving human systems struggling to adapt and respond. Some events will have noticeable consequences in the short term, such...

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Main Author: International Water Management Institute
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119974
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description Rapid climate change is causing weather extremes in every region of the world. The global water cycle is now experiencing a structural change not seen since the last Ice Age, leaving human systems struggling to adapt and respond. Some events will have noticeable consequences in the short term, such as increased flooding from changing precipitation patterns. Others will be more long term, such as the desertification of cropland. All will have major implications for future human security. We can view climate security as climatic stressors that amplify existing risks in society and influence the security of humans, ecosystems, economies, infrastructure and societies. In that sense, climate security is directly connected to water security defined as the ability of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate quantities of acceptable quality water.
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spelling CGSpace1199742025-11-07T08:28:26Z Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems International Water Management Institute water security climate change adaptation anthropogenic factors disruptions water management technology natural disasters extreme weather events flooding drought risk resilience early warning systems nature-based solutions water availability energy food security livelihoods migration vulnerability communities poverty women social systems infrastructure investment policies transboundary waters sea level Rapid climate change is causing weather extremes in every region of the world. The global water cycle is now experiencing a structural change not seen since the last Ice Age, leaving human systems struggling to adapt and respond. Some events will have noticeable consequences in the short term, such as increased flooding from changing precipitation patterns. Others will be more long term, such as the desertification of cropland. All will have major implications for future human security. We can view climate security as climatic stressors that amplify existing risks in society and influence the security of humans, ecosystems, economies, infrastructure and societies. In that sense, climate security is directly connected to water security defined as the ability of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate quantities of acceptable quality water. 2022-06-29 2022-06-30T04:28:07Z 2022-06-30T04:28:07Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119974 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2022. Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 19) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2022.210]
spellingShingle water security
climate change adaptation
anthropogenic factors
disruptions
water management
technology
natural disasters
extreme weather events
flooding
drought
risk
resilience
early warning systems
nature-based solutions
water availability
energy
food security
livelihoods
migration
vulnerability
communities
poverty
women
social systems
infrastructure
investment policies
transboundary waters
sea level
International Water Management Institute
Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems
title Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems
title_full Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems
title_fullStr Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems
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title_short Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems
title_sort water and climate security the human impact of disrupted systems
topic water security
climate change adaptation
anthropogenic factors
disruptions
water management
technology
natural disasters
extreme weather events
flooding
drought
risk
resilience
early warning systems
nature-based solutions
water availability
energy
food security
livelihoods
migration
vulnerability
communities
poverty
women
social systems
infrastructure
investment policies
transboundary waters
sea level
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