Blending Water Management and Climate Change Adaptation Approaches - Key Messages

This document examines how integrating Integrated Water Resources Management with Climate Change Adaptation supports practical action to reduce the impacts of climate change on water resources and minimise risks to human health, economic development, and international relations. It explains how Integrated Water Resources Management functions as an effective adaptation approach by reducing climate vulnerability while showing how Climate Change Adaptation processes, including National Adaptation Plans and Nationally Determined Contributions, can strengthen and accelerate its implementation. The report highlights the complementary relationship between these frameworks and their role in improving water governance and enhancing resilience to climate change.