[PDF] Climate Change Adaptation In The Water Sector eBook

Author : Fulco Ludwig
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 26,9 MB
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 1136569871

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Today's climate variability already has a large impact on water supply and protection. Millions of people are affected every year by droughts and floods. Future climate change is likely to make things worse. Many people within the water sector are aware that climate change is expected to have serious consequences for water resource management, but they are unsure how to incorporate climate information into their management structures. Providing a compendium of specific strategies, Climate Change Adaptation in the Water Sector is the first book to show students and professionals in the water sector how to adapt to climate change and variability. It enables advanced students, managers, decision-makers and other practitioners to feel comfortable in analysing and using climate data within the water sector. The book consists of two parts: the first describes the general issues and is written mainly by the editors of the book, while the second part contains specific case studies drawn from a wide range of contrasting countries: Australia, Germany, The Netherlands, the Philippines, South Africa, Thailand and Yemen. Published in association with the Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate, NeWater, UNESCO and WATCH (Water and Global Change)

Author : Fulco Ludwig
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 32,67 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1849770743

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First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Sangam Shrestha
Publisher : Springer
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 26,72 MB
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319097466

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Climate change on earth is having significant impacts on water resources management in Southeast Asia. Knowledge of climate variations and climate change can be valuable for water resources management in agriculture, urban and industrial water supplies, hydroelectric power generation, and ecosystem maintenance. This book presents the findings of case studies on forecasting climate change and its impacts on water availability, irrigation water requirements, floods and droughts, reservoir inflows and hydropower generation, and crop yield in specific basins of Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam. All case studies start by forecasting the climate change and investigating its impacts by employing several hydrological reservoir simulations and crop water requirement models. The findings provide sound and scientific advice for water managers on the real impacts of climate change and how to adapt to its many challenges.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,96 MB
Release : 2013-09-02
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ISBN : 9264200444

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This publication sets out the challenge for freshwater in a changing climate and provides policy guidance on how to navigate this new "waterscape".

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 27,54 MB
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9290922729

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Climate change and the resulting rise in sea level would affect water sector infrastructure, such as surface water supply and urban drainage systems. The climate resilience of such infrastructure should then be made more climate-resilient to optimize its expected benefits. This publication provides a specific example of assessing the impacts of climate change on the water sector infrastructure in Khulna, Bangladesh, by developing the climate change and socioeconomic development scenarios for 2030 and 2050, and running mathematical models to obtain the level of salinity in river water---where the proposed intake for water supply is located---and the extent of waterlogging in the city. The study then identifies and makes a financial evaluation on adaptation options to cope with the impacts. While various uncertainties still remain, the proposed investments would be made more climate-resilient by incorporating adaptation options into the project design.