MWH, The environmental engineering and water company, has teamed up with the International Water Association (IWA) to deliver a three-year programme aimed at tackling the impact of climate change on the water sector. The MWH/IWA climate change partnership programme will involve collecting evidence around key climate change issues. It will focus on specific geographic vulnerabilities, such as the drying climate, the threat to low-lying areas and islands from rising sea levels, and the impact of the melting ice caps. It will also look at water user challenges, including water resources, hydropower, and issues affecting agriculture. The information it collects will then be spread through international conferences, events and publications. The final stage of the programme will will see experts from MWH and the IWA acting as climate change cham- pions to lobby and influence key decision makers at regional, national and international levels. The aim will be to persuade them to act on the programme's findings and take steps to create a sustainable future for the water industry.
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