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Intro -- Foreword by The Right Honourable Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I Perspectives -- 1 Ensuring Water Security Under Climate Change -- Abstract -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Water Security -- 1.2.1 Water Security for Domestic Sector -- 1.2.2 Water Security for Industrial Sector -- 1.2.3 Water Use for Agricultural Sector -- 1.2.4 Circularity and Water Security -- 1.3 Climate Change -- 1.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 2 Water Security in the Face of Climate Change: Singapore's Way -- Abstract -- 2.1 Climate Change -- 2.2 Suffer Little Singapore? -- 2.3 No Retreat -- 2.4 How to Build a Seawall -- 2.5 Taming Stormwater -- 2.6 Scarcity and Fickle Rains -- 2.7 A Smaller Footprint -- 2.8 Conscientious Consumption -- 2.9 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Consequences of Declining Resources on Water Services: The Risks if We Do not Act! -- Abstract -- 3.1 Consequences of Climate Change on Water Distribution Services -- 3.2 Implementing Adaptation Measures: Desalination or Reuse (a Little), Reduce Consumption (a Lot) -- 3.2.1 Adaptation Through New Resources -- 3.2.2 Much Better: Adapt by Reducing Consumption -- 3.3 Mobilise and Support the Water Services Who Must Manage Intermittent Water Supply -- Reference -- 4 Resilience Through Systems Thinking for Water Infrastructure -- Abstract -- 4.1 State of the Water Sector Under Climate Pressure -- 4.2 What Future Do We Seek? -- 4.3 Immediate Actions for Mitigation -- 4.4 Intermediate Future Actions for Mitigation -- 4.5 Resilient Water Infrastructure and Systems is a Journey -- 4.6 The Time to Act is Now -- References -- 5 Water Security and Climate Change: Hydropower Reservoir Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Hydropower and Water Security -- 5.1.2 Resilience and Adaptation.

This book pursues a comprehensive approach so as to arrive at a better understanding of the implications of climate change on sustainable development, focusing on the perspective of water. Climate change is one of today's most pressing global issues and will become increasingly important in the decades to come, as societies will feel its pervasive impacts in many aspects of their lives. Given that the majority of these climate change impacts will be felt through the medium of water, the book explores the interrelationships and inter-linkages between water, climate change and sustainable development