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The development of adaptive forms of governance and innovative adaptation strategies and activities to increase the resilience of communities and economies is fundamental for improving water governance at all levels. Strengthening the planning, legal and management frameworks for adaptive water management, and creating or reinforcing institutional structures at all levels, and building linkages among those levels and across sectors is instrumental in forming appropriate responses to the aforementioned challenges. This session took an interactive approach and drew on participants’ expertise to assess the governance challenges and opportunities facing the water sector at the local, national and trans-boundary levels in implementing effective adaptation policies as well as for equitable and sustainable utilization of freshwater. In addition, it drew upon case studies from countries and basins in different geographic regions to highlight innovative practices and lessons from around the world.