Water plays a fundamental role in climate change adaptation in mountains. A majority of documented adaptation efforts in mountain regions address water-related aspects   . This is a robust finding across different mountain regions and adaptation project and programme types and is in line with findings for cryosphere-change- related adaptation, as reported in SROCC . Water also plays a role in adaptation in other sectors, such as agriculture, disaster management, and tourism and recreation . There is high confidence that water conservation efforts, including restoration and protection of particularly vulnerable areas  and increase in efficiency in water use, are robust, low- regret adaptation measures.
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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