UN-WATER POLICY BRIEF: Climate Change Adaptation: The Pivotal Role of Water
Adaptation to climate change is urgent and water plays a pivotal role in it. For more information read the UN-Water policy brief.
Water is the primary medium through which climate
change influences Earth’s ecosystem and thus the livelihood
and well-being of societies. Global warming is likely
to intensify, accelerate or enhance the global hydrological
cycle. Source: Climate Change Adaptation: The Pivotal Role of Water, p. 3.