In the context of rising climate uncertainties, there is an urgent need for greater convergence between water and climate change policies. To improve adaptation outcomes, a reorientation towards justice and rights-based frameworks is required.
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We have drawn on our ongoing research in the TAPESTRY project (supported by the Belmont Forum and NORFACE Joint Research Programme on Transformations to Sustainability, which is co-funded by ESRC, ISC, JST, RCN and the European Commission through Horizon 2020 under grant agreement no. 730211) and the ANTICIPATE project (funded by the British Academy, project number KF400251).
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Srivastava, S., Mehta, L. & Naess, L.O. Increased attention to water is key to adaptation. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12, 113–114 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01277-w
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