{"id":11701,"date":"2018-09-20T13:35:25","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T11:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kwrwater.nl\/actueel\/developing-capacity-to-overcome-water-challenges-in-a-rapidly-changing-world\/"},"modified":"2018-09-24T16:05:31","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T14:05:31","slug":"developing-capacity-to-overcome-water-challenges-in-a-rapidly-changing-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kwrwater.nl\/en\/actueel\/developing-capacity-to-overcome-water-challenges-in-a-rapidly-changing-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing capacity to overcome water challenges in a rapidly changing world"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post_intro\">\n<p>How to address our water challenges? Climate change and urban growth are making this question increasingly important. Despite the numerous solutions available, many cities and organisations have yet to find a good answer to the question. The application of the available technologies and knowledge is inhibited by a variety of barriers. The capacity to collaborate effectively and overcome these barriers is essential. This is why most water challenges are primarily water governance challenges. KWR\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watershare.eu\/tool\/city-blueprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City Blueprint tool<\/a>\u00a0and new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watershare.eu\/tool\/governance-capacity-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Governance Capacity Analysis<\/a>\u00a0tool identify the barriers and provide cities and organisations with the solution pathways to address existing challenges as effectively and economically as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 780px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kwrwater.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2832-780x470.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"470\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stef Koop: &#8220;Addressing water challenges: A matter of good governance.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to address our water challenges? Climate change and urban growth are making this question increasingly important. Despite the numerous solutions available, many cities and organisations have yet to find a good answer to the question. 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