countries to benefit from the results of the initiativewhich need to be recognised by the UNFCCC andlinked to global UNFCCC mechanisms.WHAT THE PARTIES SHOULD DODiscussions in the UNFCCC need to elevate waterresources as a cross cutting concern. Water is not asector because it transcends all sectors. Theconsequences of climate change on food security,health, energy, and livelihoods are first and foremostbecause of changes in the state of water resources.Water is the bridge that links adaptation andmitigation. During COP 17, Parties should:n Provide a mandate to discuss water on the agendaof the Adaptation Committee;n Establish a working group on water under theAdaptation Committee to operationalise thereferences to water resources in the CancunAgreement. A core group of water experts shouldbe established to track and monitor activities andadvise the Adaptation Committee on theimplementation of water-related adaptation. ThisWater Experts Group should be linked to theUNFCCC's Subsidiary Bodies for Implementation(SBI) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific andTechnological Advice (SBSTA);n Call for the operationalisation of references towater resources in paragraph 14 of the CancunAgreement;n Discuss available, new and emerging technologiesrelated to water during discussions on theTechnology Mechanism;n Call for the creation of a Thematic FundingWindow for Water Resources Management underthe Green Climate Fund. A Thematic FundingWindow will provide Parties with a mechanism toscale up investments in water infrastructure,information and institutions and promote theintegration of water security and climateresilience in development processes;n Strengthen the focus on water in the workprogramme on loss and damage; n Incorporate water management as part of thesolution to REDD;n Issue a decision to avoid adverse impact on waterresources by mitigation measures andemployment of remedial measures.Adapting to climate change is mainly about betterwater management. Appropriate measures must buildon land and water management practices that fosterresilience to climate change, thereby enhancing watersecurity. Innovative technologies and integratedsolutions are needed at the appropriate scales, foradaptation as well as mitigation. nACKNOWLEDGEMENTThis article was prepared with the expertise of theGlobal Water Partnership, an international network of13 Regional and 80 Country Water Partnerships, andmore than 2,300 institutional partners in 158countries. The GWP network is committed to thesustainable development and management of waterresources at all levels.Global Water Partnership (GWP)Drottninggatan 33, SE-111 51 Stockholm, SWEDENTel: +46 (0) 8 522 126, www.gwp.orgABOUT THE AUTHORDr Ania Grobicki is the Executive Secretary of theGlobal Water Partnership. Dr Grobicki has spentmost of her working life on water-related issues,holding positions in the private sector as well as withNGOs and the U.N.. She has a PhD in Biotechnologyfrom Imperial College, London.WATER035

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