“Climate change intensifies water-security concerns by worsening the unpredictability and severity of hazards, from floods and droughts to sea-level rise and water pollution,” says Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment. 

“Such events hit marginalized communities the hardest, yet these groups are often excluded from planning and policymaking processes,” she says. “However, collaborative work between affected communities, activists, scholars, journalists and policymakers can change this, as demonstrated by the international loss-and-damage fund set up last year to help vulnerable countries respond to the most serious effects of climate-related disasters.” 

Read more in the Nature article, “How to achieve safe water access for all: work with local communities.”