dc.contributor.author	World Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned	2016-01-14T22:38:01Z
dc.date.available	2016-01-14T22:38:01Z
dc.date.issued	2016-05-03
dc.description.abstract	The impacts of climate change will be channeled primarily through the water cycle, with consequences that could be large and uneven across the globe. Water-related climate risks cascade through food, energy, urban, and environmental systems. Growing populations, rising incomes, and expanding cities will converge upon a world where the demand for water rises exponentially, while supply becomes more erratic and uncertain. They will jeopardize growth prospects in the regions worst affected and in some of the poorest countries. These challenges are not insurmountable, however, and smart policies that induce water-use efficiency, align incentives across regional and trading partners, and invest in adaptive technologies can go a long way toward reducing or eliminating these negative effects.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/23665
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23665
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	natural disasters
dc.subject	droughts
dc.subject	floods
dc.subject	water scarcity
dc.subject	urban growth
dc.subject	river basins
dc.subject	transnational rivers
dc.subject	transboundary rivers
dc.subject	climate change
dc.subject	climate adaptation
dc.subject	clean energy
dc.title	High and Dry	en
dc.title.subtitle	Climate Change, Water, and the Economy	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en
dc.type	Document de travail	fr
dc.type	Documento de trabajo	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	High and Dry
okr.date.disclosure	2016-04-30
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.externalurl	http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/water/publication/high-and-dry-climate-change-water-and-the-economy
okr.guid	862571468196731247
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/K8517
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/23665
okr.identifier.report	102763
okr.identifier.report	105130
okr.language.supported	en
okr.topic	Water Resources::River Basin Management
okr.topic	Water Resources::Drought Management
okr.topic	Water Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topic	Environment::Natural Disasters
okr.topic	Environment::Environment and Energy Efficiency
okr.topic	Energy::Hydro Power
okr.unit	GWAGS

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