Source: Mishra, R. R. 2021. Making Ganga Basin Cities Risk and Climate Resilient. National Mission for Clean Ganga.
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Making Ganga Basin Cities Risk and Climate Resilient
The adverse impact of climate change on water includes less predictable water availability, increased flooding incidences, storm surges and rising case of sea levels which further leads to destruction of water points and sanitation services and contaminates the water sources. In some regions, the droughts are worsening the issue of water scarcity and impacting 40%1 of world’s population in many ways. It is a difficult task to protect and conserve the water quality and quantity, but also provides an opportunity to use water as a leverage for improving ecosystems, economy, agricultural productions, and tackle inequality leading to achieving various Sustainable Development Goals.
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Assessing the suitability of constructed wetlands to treat surface water runoff from informal settlements in South Africa
Polluted runoff from densely populated and poorly serviced informal settlements is a persistent issue in South Africa resulting in environmental degradation and health risks. The treatment and potential reuse of surface water runoff from informal
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concentrations and other contaminants. More than 4 million people currently live in informal settlements in South Africa and this number is expected to grow which will result in further catchment degradation.Source: Maraj, K. 2021. Assessing the suitability of constructed wetlands to treat surface water runoff from informal settlements in South Africa. Clean water and ecosystem restoration (nature-based solutions category). Future Water Institute, University of Cape Town.
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Cauvery Calling - A blueprint for the tropical world
Expert bodies such as the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) have arrived at the understanding that massive afforestation is the single-most effective solution for present water, soil and livelihood issues. The UN Environment Program (UNEP) directives ‘a Trillion Trees’, and the Bonn Challenge all point to this same scientific solution. Cauvery Calling aims to execute this vision.
Source: Pethe, A. 2021. Cauvery Calling - A blueprint for the tropical world. Isha Foundation.