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Water resilience for cities [1]

The effects of global warming on water supply represent one of the greatest challenges for cities in the 21st century. City administrations are seeking ways to meet demand for water from growing populations while grappling with the issues presented by climate change - extreme rainfall and drought, rising sea levels and flooding. Arup’s global water, climate change and planning experts offer practical recommendations and case studies to help cities build water resilience as part of a programme of climate change mitigation.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2016
Arup [2]
Tags:
Climate Change [3], Water Supply [4], Global Warming [5], Urbanisation [6], India [7], Global [8], Extreme Weather Events [9], Climate Mitigation [10], Water Resources [11], Water Demand [12], Water Management [13], Floods [14], Water Harvesting [15], Water Salinisation [16]
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-mitigation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-demand
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-salinisation