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Author : Cheney Shreve
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Considering Scale and Scaling for Vulnerability and Adaptation Studies in the Water Sector written by Cheney Shreve and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pradip Gautam
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783838396859
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (968 download)
Download or read book Vulnerability and Adaptation in Water Sector written by Pradip Gautam and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change and its potential impacts are well documented in many literatures. Very little academic studies exists that systematically analyses how communities are vulnerable to change, what are their coping measures and, are these measures adequate enough in long run as an adaptation to the change. Thus, this book is about current assessments of climate variability, water diversion and their cumulative effect on adaptation of local people living downstream area in a watershed of Nepal. Derived from the "participatory vulnerability assessment approach" Smit and Wandel, the system approach was adopted in order to combine results after hydro meteorological parameters analysis with the results from qualitative enquiry to understand local people s exposure to climate variability and risk of reduced downstream flow due to diversion of River water in the Melamchi- a mountain watershed of Nepal. This study is useful for development organizations, professionals, and individuals who are working in the field of climate change adaptation, particularly in water sector.
Author : Ron Benioff
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400903030
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments written by Ron Benioff and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The possible impacts of global climate change on different countries has led to the development and ratification of the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) and has a strong bearing on the future sustainable development of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The preparation of analytical methodologies and tools for carrying out assessments of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change is therefore of prime importance to these countries. Such assessments are needed to both fulfill the reporting requirements of the countries under the FCCC as well as to prepare their own climate change adaptation and mitigation plans. The vulnerability and adaptation assessment guidelines prepared by the U.S. Country Studies Program bring together all the latest knowledge and experience from around the world on both vulnerability analysis as well as adaptation methodologies. It is currently being applied successfully by scientists in over fifty countries from all the regions of the globe. This guidance is being published to share it with the wider scientific community interested in global climate change issues. This guidance document has two primary purposes: • To assist countries in making decisions about the scope and methods for their vulnerability and adaptation assessments, • To provide countries with guidance and step-by-step instructions on each of the basic elements of vulnerability and adaptation assessments.
Author : James Bruce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (688 download)
Download or read book Water Sector written by James Bruce and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher B. Field
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107058074
Total Pages : 1149 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Climate Change 2014 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability: Global and Sectoral Aspects written by Christopher B. Field and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-29 with total page 1149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This latest Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will again form the standard reference for all those concerned with climate change and its consequences, including students, researchers and policy makers in environmental science, meteorology, climatology, biology, ecology, atmospheric chemistry and environmental policy.
Author : Fulco Ludwig
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136569871
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)
Download or read book Climate Change Adaptation in the Water Sector written by Fulco Ludwig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Margot Hill
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400757964
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Climate Change and Water Governance written by Margot Hill and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents detailed case studies examining the Rhône Basin in the Canton Valais, Switzerland and the Aconcagua Basin in Valparaiso, Chile. In order to understand and assess the interplay of complex and interlinked environmental and socio-economic issues, the author looks beyond the technology, modelling, engineering and infrastructure associated with water resources management and climate change adaptation, to assess the decision-making environment within which water and adaptation policy and practices are devised and executed.
Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group 2
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Climate Change 2007 written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group 2 and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : I. A. Shiklomanov
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521617222
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (172 download)
Download or read book World Water Resources at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century written by I. A. Shiklomanov and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern assessment of the state of the world's water resources for researchers and policy-makers.
Author : Shimelis Gebriye Setegn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319121944
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Sustainability of Integrated Water Resources Management written by Shimelis Gebriye Setegn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main focus of this book is sustainable management of water resources in a changing climate. The book also addresses the question of how to define and measure the sustainability of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The sustainability of IWRM is an important issue when planning and/or developing policies that consider the impact of climate change, water governance and ecohydrology in the context of a more holistic approach to ensure sustainable management of water resources. Sustainable IWRM is more about processes, and relatively little systematic or rigorous work has been done to articulate what components are the most essential to ensure the ongoing sustainability of IWRM efforts. The chapters cover topics including global prospective of IWRM; allocation of environmental flows in IWRM; echohydrology, water resources and environmental sustainability; climate change and IWRM; IWRM and water governance including social, economic, public health and cultural aspects; climate change resiliency actions related to water resources management sustainability and tools in support of sustainability for IWRM. This book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, water resources mangers, policy and decision makers, donors, international institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations, educators, as well as graduate and undergraduate students. It is a useful reference for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), ecohydrology, climate change impact and adaptations, water governance, environmental flows, geographic information system and modeling tools, water and energy nexus and related topics.
Author : C. Fai Fung
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444348175
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Modelling the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources written by C. Fai Fung and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quantitative assessment of the impact of climate change on water availability and water resources management requires knowledge of climate, hydro(geo)logical and water resources models, and particularly the relationships between each of them. This book brings together world experts on each of these aspects, distilling each complex topic into concise and easy to understand chapters, in which both the uses and limitations of modelling are explored. The book concludes with a set of case studies using real-life examples to illustrate the steps required and the problems that can be faced in assessing the potential impacts of climate change on water resource systems. For students, scientists, engineers and decision-makers alike, this book provides an invaluable and critical look at the information that is provided by climate models, and the ways it is used in modelling water systems. A key focus is the exploration of how uncertainties may accrue at each stage of an impacts assessment, and the reliability of the resulting information. The book is a practical guide to understanding the opportunities and pitfalls in the quantitative assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation in the water resource sector.
Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107025060
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-28 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.
Author : Jos G. Timmerman
Publisher : IWA Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1843391724
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (433 download)
Download or read book The Adaptiveness of IWRM written by Jos G. Timmerman and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2008-04-14 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adaptiveness of IWRM provides new insights and knowledge on the challenges and solutions that current water management faces in a situation of complexity and uncertainty. Drawing on the available results from a wide range of European research projects under several framework programmes, the book provides an overview of the state of the art in European research on Integrated Water Resources Management on the topics of Participation, Transboundary regimes, Economics, Vulnerability, Climate change, Advanced monitoring, Spatial planning, and the Social dimensions of water management. The achievements of EU research projects are considered in view of the extent to which IWRM responds to the current complexity and uncertainty water management is facing. These achievements are positioned in a wider context of worldwide developments in the respective topics which account for the future challenges. From this, the book concludes with the required focus of European research in the near future and promotes the concept of Adaptive Water Management as the preferred direction for the development of IWRM. The book presents the achievements of European IWRM research on a range of water management topics and offers conclusions and recommendations for research foci that will be invaluable to water managers, policy-makers and academic researchers working in the field of IWRM.
Author : Martin L. Parry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521880106
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book Climate Change 2007 - Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability written by Martin L. Parry and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IPCC Fourth Assessment Report on climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability for researchers, students, policymakers.
Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316240347
Total Pages : 1150 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)
Download or read book Climate Change 2014 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability: Part A: Global and Sectoral Aspects: Volume 1, Global and Sectoral Aspects written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-29 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This latest Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will again form the standard reference for all those concerned with climate change and its consequences, including students, researchers and policy makers in environmental science, meteorology, climatology, biology, ecology, atmospheric chemistry and environmental policy.
Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II.
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521015004
Total Pages : 1044 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Working Group II. and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-07-02 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some issues addressed in this Working Group III volume are mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, managing biological carbon reservoirs, geo-engineering, costing methods, and decision-making frameworks.
Author : Cifor
Publisher : CIFOR
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Medium term plan 2010-2012: Center for International Forestry Research written by Cifor and published by CIFOR. This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
