Acronyms AOGCM APF Cap-Net
Atmosphere-Ocean Global Circulation Models Adaptation Policy Framework International Network for Capacity Building in Integrated Water Resource Management CCIAV Climate Change Impact, Adaptation and Vulnerability CFCs chlorofluorocarbons CH4 methane carbon dioxide CO2 CVI Climate Vulnerability Index δD deuterium DFID United Kingdom Department for International Development FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GCMs Global Circulation Models GHG greenhouse gases GWA Gender and Water Alliance GWP Global Water Partnership H2O water HEC Hydrologic Engineering Center IFM Integrated Flood Management IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management LDCs Least Developed Countries LOSU level of scientific understanding MDGs Millennium Development Goals MFW marine and freshwater N2O nitrous oxide NGOs non-governmental organizations NAPAs National Adaptation Programmes of Action ppm parts per million PR Polar Regions RBO River Basin Organization RF radiative forcing SRES Special Report of Emission Scenarios SWAT Soil and Water Assessment Tools TER terrestrial UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO-IHE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Institute for Water Education UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund WEAP Water Evaluation and Planning WHO World Health Organization WMO World Meteorological Organization
IWRM as a Tool for Adaptation to Climate Change
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