- Since built-up urban areas rapidly becoming “heat-islands”, urban planners will need to adopt measures to counteract this effect.
- Improvements in hydro-meteorological systems for weather forecasting and the installation of flood warning systems can help people move out of harm’s way before a weather-related disaster strikes.
- Building codes will need to be enforced to ensure that homes and infrastructure are not at risk.
- Investments in R&D for the development of drought-resistant crops can help reduce some of the negative impacts.
- The efficient use of ground water resources will need to be incentivized.
- Major investments in water storage capacity would be needed to benefit from increased river flows in spring and compensate for lower flows later on.
- Coastal embankments will need to be built where necessary and Coastal Regulation Zone codes enforced strictly.
- Crop diversification, more efficient water use, and improved soil management practices, together with the development of drought-resistant crops can help reduce some of the negative impacts.
- Projects will need to be planed taking into account climatic risks.
- Improvements in irrigation systems, water harvesting techniques, and more-efficient agricultural water management can offset some of these risks.
- Regional cooperation on water issues will be needed.
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