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Ascendiendo la escala del agua: servicios de abastecimiento de agua de usos multiples para la reduccion de la pobreza. In SpanishClimbing the water ladder: multiple-use water services for poverty reduction
2009
van Koppen, Barbara | Smits, S. | Moriarty, P. | Penning de Vries, Frits W.T. | Mikhail, M. | Boelee, Eline
Ascendiendo la escala del agua: servicios de abastecimiento de agua de usos multiples para la reduccion de la pobreza. [In Spanish] Full text
2009
van Koppen, Barbara | Smits, S. | Moriarty, P. | Penning de Vries, F. | Mikhail, M. | Boelee, Eline
Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Adaptation in the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in Nicaragua | Impactos del cambio climático en los recursos hidricos y adaptacion del sector de agua y saneamiento en las zonas rurales de Nicaragua | Impactos del cambio climatico en los recursos hidricos y adaptacion del sector de agua y saneamiento en las zonas rurales de Nicaragua | Impactos del cambio climatico en los recursos hidricos y adaptacion del sector de agua y saneamiento en las zonas rurales de Nicaragua Full text
2013
World Bank
Climate change is at the top of the development agenda in Central America. This region, together with the Caribbean, is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change in Latin America. Climate change is manifesting itself through higher average temperatures and more frequent droughts that result in higher water stress, and through the rising frequency of extreme weather events such as tropical storms, hurricanes, floods and landslides, all of which pose significant challenges in the rural water supply and sanitation sector. The paper starts with a review of the historic data on temperature and precipitation trends in Central America and particularly at the regional level in Nicaragua. The data reveal a clear trend of the growing climate variability, increased water stress for crops, and greater frequency of extreme weather events. The rising intensity and frequency of ex-treme weather events is among the most critical risks to the region's development agenda, and they translate into high economic losses. This paper examines the impacts and implications of potential climate change on water resources in Nicaragua and makes key recommendations to integrate climate change and rural water supply and sanitation policies and programs in a way that increase resilience to current and future climate conditions. | 0
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