Securing 2020 vision for 2030: Climate change and ensuring resilience in water and sanitation services

Journal of Water and Climate Change

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-16

  Howard, Guy ^a   Katrina, Charles ^b   Pond, Kathy ^b   Brookshaw, Anca ^c   Hossain, Rifat ^d   Bartram, Jamie ^e  

^a Department for International Development ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Decadal forecasts; Drinking water; Less developed countries; Millennium development goals (MDGS); Sanitation

Indexed keywords

DECADAL FORECASTS; IN-BUILDINGS; LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS; SANITATION SERVICES; SANITATION SYSTEMS; SERVICE QUALITY;

POTABLE WATER; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 78650979379     PISSN: 20402244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2010.205     Document Type: Article

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