Water security is key to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, increasingly the world is facing water shortages, and an estimated four billion people do not have sufficient access to safe and reliable water.

Water security is key to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, increasingly the world is facing water shortages, and an estimated four billion people do not have sufficient access to safe and reliable water.

This new book released by World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) on the sidelines of the Durban Climate Change Conference, focuses on the relationship between rural development and climate change mitigation and adaptation in the context of trees and agroforestry. It discusses the role of rewards for ecosystem services in improving livelihoods while enhancing carbon stocks.