Rating B Water supply is not only necessary to sustain human life, but is also a key input to many...
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Climate’s Effect on Water Issues in the United States
Rating: B Climate change has impacted water resources in the United States in countless ways over the last decade. In...
Turkey is Faced with the Crisis of Having Per Capita Water Resources Decline by One-Third by Mid-Century
RATING B (Moderately Effective) Water is a precious resource that is gradually getting scarcer. Population growth, industrialization, and urbanization have...
Nigeria Has Made Progress in the Development of Water Management Systems, But More Needs to Be Done
Rating: BOver the last decade, Nigeria has faced significant challenges in ensuring access to clean water, particularly for the poorest...
Rise in Demand, Coupled with Droughts and Floods, Strains Available Water Resources in South Africa
Rating B (Moderately Effective) Climate change will likely cause major water uncertainty in most of South Africa. With increased drying...
Saudi Efforts to Prevent and Adapt to Climate-Related Water Scarcity are Highly Effective
Rating A Over the last decade, Saudi Arabia, a largely arid country, has witnessed significant changes in water usage, driven...
Mexico Lacks Adequate Water Resource Policies and Programs
Rating D Climate change poses significant challenges to Mexico’s water resources, with changing precipitation patterns, increasing temperatures, and extreme weather...
Japan’s Efforts to Prevent and/or Adopt to Climate-Related Water Issues are B-Moderately Effective
B-Moderately Effective According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan (MLIT, 2022-a), Japan has a water...
Indonesia’s Effort Toward Integrated Water Resource Management and Climate Adaptation Hasn’t Had a Relevant Impact So Far
Rating C (Holding Steady) The water supply and demand vary in Indonesia across several islands based on population density....
France Has Suffered Progressively Severe Droughts Over the Past Decade
Rating B France used to experience an abundance of rainfall. However, in the last decade, the country has begun to...
EU Faces Dwindling Water Resources Due to Climate Change and Insufficient National Action to Support EU Policies
Rating: B- Moderately Effective The EU’s directives pertaining to water use are comprehensive and well thought out but lack effectiveness...
China’s Water Issues Focus on Building Resilience Against Flooding and Droughts
Rating: BPast discussions on the water in China have centred mainly on the use of water for hydroelectricity generation and...
Canada has made Moderate Progress in Adapting to Climate-Related Water Issues but Needs to do More
Rating B (Moderate Progress)The amount of water in Canadian lakes, rivers, wetlands, and aquifers has been impacted by climate change,...
Water Surface in Brazil has Reduced by 15% Since the Beginning of the 90s
Rating D (Falling Behind) Brazil holds 12% of the planet’s freshwater reserves, making up 53% of water resources in...
Australia’s Comprehensive Water Management System is Being Pressured by Rising Carbon Emissions
Rating B (Moderately Effective)In Australia, water usage and availability have changed significantly over the last decade due to climate change...
The US Inflation Reduction Act and Continued Expansion of Renewable Energy
Climate Progress in the First Half of 2023 Rating B- The Inflation Reduction Act was rolled out in early...
Turkey’s Populist Government Continues Its Subsidies for Gas and Coal
Climate Progress in the First Half of 2023 Rating: C 2023 has been a very peculiar year for Turkey for...
The Renewable Independent Power Producer Programme and the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan in South Africa
Climate Progress in the First Half of 2003 Rating: C Rating South Africa has no recent emissions reduction statistics...
Saudi Arabian Emissions Rise Again After COVID
PROGRESS REPORTS/ MID-WAY 2023 Rating D (Falling Behind) Saudi Arabia’s emissions have been increasing in the last two years,...
Nigeria’s New Government Has Yet to Prioritize Climate Change
Climate Progress in the First Half of 2023 Rating DThe first half of 2023 in Nigeria was focused on the...
Mexico has Good New Policies, But Data on Impact is Missing
Climate Progress in the First Half of 2003 B RatingData about CO2 and other GHG emissions in Mexico for 2023...