Centrality of water in adaptation: Early results from a meta-review Read more about Centrality of water in adaptation: Early results from a meta-review Aditi Mukherji shared how they conducted a 6-month study of 1800+ peer-reviewed documents on adaptation (post-2014). Of these, about 82% are about water, and particularly water adaptation responses on agriculture. But, majority are mostly incremental and not transformational.
Water at the center of climate risk Read more about Water at the center of climate risk Richard Betts highlighted that the future of water is uncertain, which poses a major challenge for adaptation. In one projection, he notes that many countries in Asia could be greatly affected by river flooding, due to projected rainfall and the sheer density of the population.
Richard Betts Keywords adb project in water sector Large-scale modelling of ecosystem-hydrology-climate interactions carbon cycle land use change climate impacts projections and risk assessment Read more about Richard Betts Richard is Head of Climate Impacts Research in the Met Office Hadley Centre and a Professor at the University of Exeter. He is currently leading the writing of the Technical Report for the UK's 3rd Climate Change Risk Assessment
Water and Urban Development (Central and West Asia) Read more about Water and Urban Development (Central and West Asia) Learn more about ADB's Water and Urban Development operations in Central and West Asia and the corresponding potential business opportunities.
Akhil Barar Keywords adb project in water sector Read more about Akhil Barar Akhil joined Organica in 2009 as Head of Engineering Services. Within a year of joning, he took on the responsiblity for managing Project Execution a year later Global Sales. In 2017, he was appointed the COO for the company in-charge of managing Business Development, Sales, Supply Chain, HR, Project Delivery and Engineering Services. At present, as CEO of Organica Water, Akhil reports the Board of Directors and is responsible for the complete P&L of the Company.