Download or read book Water Ecosystem Services and Poverty Under Climate Change written by James Mayers and published by IIED. This book was released on 2009 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benefits to people from water ecosystems like rivers, swamps, floodplains and groundwater systems are central to human well-being. This report seeks to highlight some of the critical issues facing water ecosystem services in Africa, South Asia and Latin America and makes recommendations on the research that is needed to fill the gaps in knowledge.