本指南是较大系列的一部分，该系列探索了各个部门的NDC增强。它旨在为未来的NDC修订和随后的任何实施计划提供信息。这里提供的指南还可以帮助制定长期战略，国家适应计划以及将影响NDC的国内和地方水政策制定。本指南的观众包括负责增强和更新NDC的利益相关者以及国内，地方和国际演员，他们的活动对水资源和服务具有重大影响。

Key Findings:

This paper outlines six steps to further integrate water into NDCs:

  1. Establish institutional arrangements and partnerships 
  2. 盘点进度
  3. Update assessment of water adaptation and mitigation priorities
  4. Determine how to specifically reflect water cycle in climate planning 
  5. Assess costs, benefits and cross-thematic interactions 
  6. Align NDCs with funding and finance processes 

Executive Summary:

Mitigating climate change and adapting to its impacts requires the explicit consideration of water. Water is an essential, underlying resource for sustainable development. Failing to adapt to climate change’s impact on the water cycle will be dangerous and costly. In order to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement, climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies must consider the water cycle.

有效的水管理可以提高水安全，减少排放并帮助碳固换。这包括管理水能Nexus；处理，回收和管理废水；并保存湿地和森林，用于碳固换和水流调节。

NDC enhancements can go further to expand and refine water adaptation and mitigation commitments. NDCs and NDC enhancements have already communicated water-related vulnerabilities caused by climate change and highlighted adaptation strategies for water management — but future NDC enhancements can go further.

This document presents guidance for aligning water, climate and development goals in NDC enhancements. The steps recommended here include:

  • Establishing institutional coordination
  • 迄今为止进步并设定清晰的水目标
  • Assessing costs and benefits of various water policies and implementation strategies
  • Identifying financial options for implementation

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