Managing climate risks to fresh waters has so far been approached by designing action plans. Now adaptation protocols are integrating knowledge of water-system vulnerabilities into more flexible strategies to keep taps running and ecosystems healthy.
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Wilby, R. Wells of wisdom. Nature Clim Change 1, 302–303 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1203
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