title: Water and climate variability: development impacts and coping strategies.
abstract: This paper provides an overview of the relationship between climate variability, integrated water resources management, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. It focuses on tropical countries and the impacts of climate variability on the ability of such countries to achieve the MDGs; examines the coping strategies that must be put in place to address these challenges; and makes recommendations on steps forward.
authors.affiliation: Earth Institute, Columbia University, Lamont Hall, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, USA. rlenton@iri.columbia.edu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lenton
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014881:Water Supply