Pekben Environment Institute

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 & 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗭𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘄𝗲 🇿🇼

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲

Water is the primary medium through which we will feel the effects of climate change. Water availability is becoming less predictable in many places, and increased incidences of flooding threaten to destroy water points and sanitation facilities and contaminate water sources.

In some regions, droughts are exacerbating water scarcity and thereby negatively impacting people’s health and productivity. Ensuring that everyone has access to sustainable water and sanitation services is a critical climate change mitigation strategy for the years ahead.

Climate scientists have been saying all along that one of the primary effects of climate change is the disruption of the water cycle. Since so much of everyday life and planning is determined by hydrological systems, it is important to understand the impact that climate change is having (and will have) on drinking water supplies, sanitation, food and energy production.

The relationship between water, energy, agriculture and climate is as important as it is complex. Climate change has the potential to tip out of balance the relatively stable climate in which civilization has been built and jeopardize the security of water, food and energy systems. Over time, the effects of global warming due to the human-generated buildup of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere have become more evident. In 2017, major GHGs, like carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide hit record levels.

𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲

Some general policy options for adaptation of water resources for climate change and/or variability include:

• Adoption of contingency planning for droughts;
• Making marginal changes in the construction of new infrastructure;
• Using inter-basin transfers;
• Maintaining options to develop new dam sites;
• Conserving water;
• Allocating water supplies using market-based mechanisms; and
• Controlling pollution.

𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 ❤️ 𝑃𝑒𝑘𝑏𝑒𝑛 𝐸𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑍𝑖𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑤𝑒 🇿🇼

𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑡 🌍
𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 ♻️
ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦🇿🇼

𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, and resulting in increased temperatures, storms, droughts, and rising sea levels, will affect the incidence and distribution of infectious disease across the globe. This is true in Africa, where malaria continues to have dramatic effects on the population.

𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 ❤️ 𝑃𝑒𝑘𝑏𝑒𝑛 𝐸𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑍𝑖𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑤𝑒 🇿🇼

𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑡 🌍
𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 ♻️
ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑦🇿🇼