Daily Junction.mobi portal<p>To adapt to this reality and ensure our water security, we need solutions that involve nature to capture water where it falls and hold it back rather than let it rush off. Restored wetlands, leaky dams, bendier rivers and floodplain storage all slow water down alongside concrete barriers and walls. This reduces the flood peak downstream, while keeping more in the system for the months when water is scarce again.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/291203/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p>
<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/hannah-cloke-755555">Hannah Cloke</a>, Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-reading-902">University of Reading</a></em></span></p>
<p>This article is republished from <a href="https://theconversation.com">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/floods-and-droughts-are-both-signs-of-water-insecurity-they-show-up-in-these-four-places-291203">original article</a>.</p> </div>