Technologies for Climate Change Adaptation. The Water Sector
Author: T. De Lopez
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9788755039025
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Author: T. De Lopez
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9788755039025
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Fulco Ludwig
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-05-04
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1136569871
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToday'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: Sangam Shrestha
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-07-29
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 3319097466
DOWNLOAD EBOOKClimate 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: Carol Howe
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 1583217304
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProfessionals are sure to understand the effects of climate change on urban water and wastewater utilities with this collection of international scientific papers. Case studies and practical planning, mitigating, and adapting information are provided on greenhouse gases, energy use, and water supply and quality issues.
Author: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Publisher: IWMI
Published: 2021-10-29
Total Pages: 4
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Published: 2012
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Philipp Schmidt-Thome
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2013-04-17
Total Pages: 413
ISBN-13: 1118474678
DOWNLOAD EBOOKClimate change adaptation is increasingly recognized as complementary part to climate change mitigation. Climate change affects sea level, the extent of flood prone areas and precipitation patterns among many others. To adapt to these changes, the tasks of municipalities and cities are to implement policies and strategies for changes in land use and coastal management as part of their future development. It is of vital importance to address the uncertainties of climate change scenarios when proposing adaptation measures that are socially viable and economically reasonable. The decision making process, promoted here, is based on scientific excellence as well on an integrated communication process. This book provides a comprehensive overview of key elements required for effective analysis and assessment of climate change impacts, economic cost-benefit analysis, communication processes and creation and transfer of knowledge, governance issues and implementation of related policies. It describes the results achieved by the BaltCICA (www.baltcica.org) project whose contributors come from the scientific and public administration communities. The regional cooperation has led to the implementation of climate change adaptation in several case studies. The BaltCICA project developed concepts, methodologies and tools for climate change adaptation that can be translated across other global regions. Scientists and students working on the development of climate change and adaptation strategies; public administrators in the related fields on local, regional and state level including environment, water management, civil defense; as well as professionals working with adaptation technologies, including engineering, technological solutions, urban planning agencies and construction, will value this innovative book.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2013-09-02
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9264200444
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication sets out the challenge for freshwater in a changing climate and provides policy guidance on how to navigate this new "waterscape".
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
Published: 2022-11-01
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9280534777
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Green Technology Book puts innovation, technology and intellectual property at the forefront in the fight against climate change. This inaugural edition focuses on three important areas: agriculture and forestry, water and coastal regions, and cities, showcasing 200 available solutions that aim to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience to climate impacts.
Author: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Published: 2014-01-31
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 178040574X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication sets out the challenge for freshwater in a changing climate and provides policy guidance on how to navigate this new "waterscape". It examines the range and complexity of possible changes in the water cycle and the challenges of making practical, on-site adaptation decisions for water. It offers policymakers a risk-based framework and guidance to "know", "cap" and "manage" water risks in order to provide flexibility and improve decisions despite the lack of reliable predictions. It draws insights from a stock take of current policy efforts to adapt water systems across all 34 member countries and the European Union, including water-related aspects of National Adaptation Plans and Strategies, specific policy measures, and financing programmes. Finally, the report examines the use of economic instruments to promote adaptation (e.g. insurance schemes, water markets and banks, water pricing), incentives for ‘green’ infrastructure and ecosystem-based approaches, and financing issues.