COP21: Reporting from the UN-Water Side Event

11 December 2015

During COP21, UN-Water organized a panel discussion that brought together intergovernmental organizations, national and local government and the private sector. What they agreed on: That climate change impacts will be mostly felt on the water cycle and requires political leadership and adapting to a long term perspective.

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Summary

Water is a primary medium through which changes in human activity and the climate impact with the earth’s surface, its ecosystems, and its people. It is through water and its quality that people will feel the impact of change most strongly.