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Living with water climate adaptation in the world’s deltas: Lighthouse cases for scaling up and accelerating water adaptation in delta countries

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Date

January, 2024

Author(s)

Jaehyang So (Director Programs, GCA)
Izzy Ernst (independent policy specialist)
Abdul Kalam Azad (Distinguished Fellow, GCA)
Henk Ovink (Water Envoy, Government of The Netherlands)
Yasmina El Amin (Young Fellow, GCA)
Hernán Carlino (independent environmental services professional)
Eng. Daniel Somma (President National Parks Administration)
Lucas Di Pietro Paolo, Lic.
Angela Patricia Rivera Galvis (Office of International Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia)
Eliana Marcela Mendoza (Risk Management Professional, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia)
Adriana Martin (Climate Change and Resilience Programme Officer, World Food Programme)
Susanna Tol(Communication and Advocacy Officer, Wetlands International)
Paulo Aliang (CEO Sociedade de Desenvolvimento Urbano da Beira – SDUB)
Peter van Tongeren (Teamleader VNG in Beira)
Henk Ovink (Water Envoy, Government of The Netherlands)
Erik van Eekelen (Program Manager, Ecoshape)
Dr. Egon Baldal (International Project Manager, Rijkswaterstaat)
Prof. Dr. Chris van Zevenbergen (Professor, Water Engineering Department, IHE Delft)
Prof. Dr. Ir. Han Meyer (Professor, Urban Development, Delft University)
Willemijn Postma (Rijkswaterstaat)
The World Bank
Dr. Laurent Umans (First Secretary Water Management, Ministryof Foreign Affairs, Government of The Netherlands)
Robbert Moree (Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Government of The Netherlands)
Jeroen van Herk (Programma naar een Rijke Waddenzee)
Prof. Dr. Patrick Verkooijen (CEO, GCA)
Prof. Dr. Jamal Saghir (Member of the GCA Board)
Dr. Ede Ijjasz (Senior Advisor, GCA)
Joep Verhagen (Global Lead Water, GCA)
Abdul Kalam Azad (Distinguished Fellow, GCA)
Prof. Dr. Saleemul Huq (Senior Advisor on Locally Led Action, GCA)
Henk Ovink (Water Envoy, Government of The Netherlands)
Dr. Michiel Schaeffer (Chief Scientist, GCA)
Dr. Verónica M.E. Zagare (Wing Coordinator, Delta Alliance)
Lucas Di Pietro Paolo, Lic.
Ludy Stefanny Diaz Rodriguez
Nestor Garzón (Risk Management Coordinator, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia)
Angela Patricia Rivera Galvis (Office of International Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia)
Eliana Marcela Mendoza (Risk Management Professional, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia)
Adriana Martin (Climate Change and Resilience Programme Officer, World Food Programme)
Prof. Dr. Ir. Johan C. Winterwerp (Delft University of Technology)
Dr. Femke H. Tonneijck (Programme Head, Wetlands International)
Susanna Tol(Communication and Advocacy Officer, Wetlands International)
Ben Lamoree (process management consultant)
Daviz Simango (Mayor of Beira)
Emmy Bosten (Chair of the Board of SDUB)
Marie Odile Zanders (Director Casa Real)
Maarten Gischler (Senior Water Advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of The Netherlands)
Erik van Eekelen (Program Manager, Ecoshape)
Dr. Egon Baldal (International Project Manager,Rijkswaterstaat)
Prof. Dr. Chris van Zevenbergen(Professor, Water Engineering Department, IHE Delft)
Prof. Dr. Ir. Han Meyer (Professor, Urban Development, Delft University)
Milie Man (Rijkswaterstaat)
Dr. Kim van Nieuwaal (Director, Delta Alliance)
Barbara Swart (Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Government of The Netherlands)
Jeroen van Herk (Programma naar een Rijke Waddenzee)

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Abstract

The report is intended primarily for an audience of governments in delta countries: policy-makers, central and federal governments, and local governments including mayors and municipal councils. It aims to raise delta adaptation efforts up the political agenda by highlighting significant achievements and good practices where learning can be shared, supporting the policy dialogue on water adaptation and resilience, unlocking avenues for collaboration among policy-makers and technical advisors, and building awareness and capacity. The report’s secondary intended audience is financiers, insurance companies, water experts, and practitioners. It sheds light on financial opportunities, risks and barriers for institutional and private investors, and other economic stakeholders related to climate-change adaptation in delta countries.

Citation

GCA, (2021). Living with water climate adaptation in the world’s deltas: Lighthouse cases for scaling up and accelerating water adaptation in delta countries.

Publisher

Global Center on Adaptation

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