Climate change adaptation is an important issue for water and food security but also to sustainable development in the future. How the weather and climate elements will change in the future under climate change conditions will determine the long-term sustainability of water supplies for food production in many areas. Therefore, it is critical to address the issue of climate variability and change on the impacts on water availability. This paper highlights the following topics: latest scientific understanding on climate change; efforts being made by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) through its network of National Hydrological and Meteorological Services in delivering science based services; establishment of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) which has been established by the WMO in collaboration with other international agencies to provide climate information and services; and need for broader collaboration and cooperation among different development sectors at global as well as regional and national levels. ICID and its members were urged to establish linkages at the global, regional and national levels to ensure that climate information and services reach their audiences for the betterment of humanity. It was stressed that the various ICID and WMO communities can make a difference by working together. Copyright (c) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Resume L'adaptation au changement climatique est une question importante pour l'eau et la securite alimentaire, mais aussi pour le developpement durable dans l'avenir. Les elements meteorologiques et climatiques vont impacter a long terme l'approvisionnement en eau pour la production alimentaire, et de nombreux autres domaines. Par consequent, il est essentiel d'aborder la question de l'impact du changement climatique sur la variabilite et la disponibilite de l'eau. Ce document met en evidence les themes suivants ; dernieres connaissances scientifiques sur le changement climatique ; efforts deployes par l'Organisation meteorologique mondiale (OMM) a travers son reseau de National de Services Hydrologiques et Meteorologiques dans la prestation de services scientifiques ; mise en place du cadre mondial pour les services climatologiques (CMSC), qui a ete etabli par l'OMM en collaboration avec d'autres organismes internationaux pour fournir des informations et des services climatologiques ; necessite d'une collaboration et de cooperation plus large entre les differents secteurs de developpement au niveau mondial ainsi que les niveaux regionaux et nationaux. La CIID et ses membres ont ete invites a etablir des liens aux niveaux mondial, regional et national pour assurer que l'information climatique et les services atteignent leur public pour le bien de l'humanite. Il a ete souligne que les diverses communautes de CIID et de l'OMM peuvent faire une difference en travaillant ensemble. Copyright (c) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Lengoasa, J
Climate Variability and Change: Impacts On Water Availability†
Irrigation And Drainage