This guidance document intends to highlight the important role groundwater has in meeting the demands for drinking water, agricultural and industrial activities, and sustaining ecosystems, particularly in the context of adaptation to and mitigation of the impacts of climate change. This paper outlines several key recommendations that are particularly relevant for future international climate negotiations.

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Organization: UNESCO

Theme: Education

Topics: Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Water, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, COP22 List of UN Publications, Policy Instruments

Type of material: Guidance Document

Publication date: 2015

Language: English