water

This paper studies the impact of reduced water availability on hydroelectricity generation, a central piece in the low-carbon transition, in Europe and the United States. Read more

Elizabeth Robinson and Shouro Dasgupta reflect on the impact climate change is already having on child health and nutrition in Egypt, the COP27 Presidency, and the extent to which child health outcomes will worsen if greater efforts are not made to limit global temperature increases. Read more

Using modelling and limited observational data the authors of this paper explore the costs and potential water savings of 24 combinations of water conservation measures in the Rufiji basin, Tanzania. Read more

The authors of this paper discuss how the choice and application of four existing social science methods (interview-informed role play workshop, open-ended interviews, prioritised surveys and enhanced surveys) arose out of, and was in turn embedded within, a different epistemological approach characteristic of co-production to identify decision-relevant climate metrics for the water and agriculture sectors in Malawi and Tanzania. Read more

This brief introduces the concept of climate information and reasons for its use in major decisions about water, energy and agriculture, including new infrastructure investments. Read more

Understanding the connections between water use, and energy and food production can help us address some of challenges posed by climate change. Read more

Using the cases of Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, this paper investigates the extent of coherence in national policies across the water and agriculture sectors and to climate change adaptation goals outlined in national development plans. Read more

This paper explores the agricultural groundwater management system of Mogwadi (Dendron), Limpopo, South Africa – an area associated with intensive... Read more