Balancing Water Stress, Human Crises and Innovation Under a Changing Dryland Climate

International Institute for Environment and Development. 12/2016 This four-page issue brief summarizes a study that explored the intersection of international environmental and crisis agendas in the context of Lebanon ' s Bekaa Valley, with the help of international, national, and local practitioners. Findings confirm that strategic planning to avoid water stress is more difficult during crises. A new approach is needed from the international community to de-escalate and reorient both local and global drivers of water stress, which could build long-term resilience to climate change. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - July 6, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news