Is water security a behavioural issue? A new UK-led initiative would seem to suggest so:
BASIN – Behavioural Adaptation for water Security and INclusion.
Water security is central to addressing the challenge of climate change. BASIN is a new project aiming to draw insights from behavioural approaches to improve decision-making for more effective and equitable adaptation in policy and practice. Recognising that barriers and opportunities exist at multiple scales the project will examine adaptation behaviours and practices from the individual level to the more systemic, organisational and political levels.
BASIN is funded through the CLimate Adaptation and REsilience programme (CLARE) jointly designed and run by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Canada’s International Development Development Centre. It was launched at Africa Climate Week in 2023. The project addresses two of CLARE’s themes; supporting early action to reduce the impacts of climate variability and developing in a changing climate.
