IHP-IX 4.8. Developing and sharing methodologies and tools to integrate global changes into water management for better decision-making at all levels.

Development and sharing of methodologies and tools in mainstreaming global changes within water management by the scientific community supported for improved planning by decision makers at all levels. 1. Cross-sectoral dialogue and research on methodologies and tools in mainstreaming global changes within water management, under recent assessments on climate change, including floods and drought, loss of biodiversity, degradation and desertification, and pollution. 2. Promotion of bottom-up approaches to address hydro-climatic modelling uncertainty and improve water management and planning, tailored to local needs. 3. Scientific studies on the implications of the global changes on water resources and the role of water management in response to global changes, including spatial-temporal optimization considering global change, in support of adaptive decision-making. 4. Raising awareness and building capacity of the professionals, decision-makers and communities in the use of methodologies and tools to inform planning and management of water under global changes. 5. Support and facilitation of the development and use of methodologies and tools in mainstreaming global changes, including within urban water management (e.g. extended application of City Blueprint Framework) and for climate change (e.g. CRIDA), raising awareness towards sustainable water consumption under uncertainty and global changes.