Climate Resilience Planning for Water Utilities — Self-Study

## Overview Climate change is altering precipitation patterns, increasing drought frequency, and intensifying extreme weather events — all of which directly affect water supply reliability. This self-study resource walks utility managers through a structured resilience planning process. ## Learning Structure **Part 1 — Risk Assessment** - Climate hazard identification for your region (IPCC AR6 downscaled data) - Exposure mapping: which assets are in risk zones - Vulnerability assessment: physical, operational, financial **Part 2 — Adaptation Options** - Demand-side management: pricing, restrictions, efficiency programmes - Supply diversification: desalination, reuse, aquifer storage - Infrastructure hardening: flood protection, backup power, network redundancy **Part 3 — Prioritisation and Financing** - Cost-benefit analysis for adaptation investments - Climate finance mechanisms: green bonds, MDB concessional lending, carbon markets - Stakeholder communication: how to present climate risk to elected officials and the public