UID:
kobvindex_GFZBV037264615
Format:
XIV, 99 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Edition:
1. publ.
ISBN:
9032703196
Series Statement:
DWC-Report DWCSSO-01
Note:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Preface. -
A summary of key issues addressed in this document. -
1: Brief Overview of the Science on Water and Climate. -
1.1 Introduction. -
1.2 Climatic Information. -
1.2.1 Current expectations of future climate in light of uncertainties. -
1.2.2 Anticipated global climate change and water resources. -
1.2.3 Regional climate change. -
1.3 Water Resources. -
1.3.1 Why do water resources matter?. -
1.3.2 What do we know from past experiences of climate variability and change?. -
1.3.3 What do we expect for the future?. -
1.3.4 How reliable is our information?. -
1.3.5 How do we prepare for the future?. -
1.4 Impacts of Climate Change on Water-Related Extremes: Background. -
1.5 Floods. -
1.5.1 Why do floods matter?. -
1.5.2 What do we know from the past about floods?. -
1.5.3 What do we expect for the future?. -
1.5.4 What are our information needs on flow data?. -
1.5.5 How do we prepare for the future?. -
1.6 Droughts. -
1.6.1 Why do droughts matter?. -
1.6.2 What do we know from the past about droughts?. -
1.6.3 What do we expect for the future?. -
1.6.4 What are our information needs?. -
1.6.5 How do we prepare for the future?. -
1.7 Concluding Thoughts. -
2: Coping with Climate Variability and Climate Change in Water Resources. -
2.1 Introduction. -
2.2 Who are Water Managers and What do They Manage?. -
2.3 Integrated Water Resources Management as Prerequisite for Coping and Adaptation. -
2.3.1 What is IWRM?. -
2.3.2 Spatial and temporal scale issues in IWRM. -
2.3.3 IWRM in developing countries. -
2.4 Coping Strategies for Dealing with Uncertainties Associated with Climate Variability and Change. -
2.4.1 Water resources engineering. -
2.4.2 Agriculture. -
2.4.3 Climate forecasting. -
2.4.4 Indigenous coping strategies. -
2.4.5 Approaches to adapting to and coping with climate variability and change. -
2.5 Concluding Thoughts. -
3: A Conceptual Framework for Identifying ‘Hot Spots’ of Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Climate Change. -
3.1 ‘Hot Spots’: Regions of High Vulnerability. -
3.2 Identifying and Assessing Hot Spots of Water Resources Vulnerability with Respect to Climate Change. -
3.3 Related Research That Can Contribute to Hot Spot Assessment. -
3.4 Development Needed for Improved Vulnerability Assessment. -
3.5 First Steps Towards a New Framework for Vulnerability Assessment of Water Resources. -
3.5.1 The suggested framework. -
3.5.2 Hot spots at different spatial and temporal scales. -
3.6 Examples of Applying the Framework. -
3.6.1 The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin. -
3.6.2 Over-abstracted aquifers in the Mediterranean. -
3.7 Concluding Thoughts. -
4: Policy Analysis and Institutional Frameworks in Climate and Water. -
4.1 Introduction. -
4.2 Evolution of a Political Framework for Water Resource Management. -
4.3 Critical Review of Present Approaches and Policy Responses with Regard to IWRM. -
4.4 Institutional Decision-Making on Water and Climate in the North and South. -
4.4.1 Data and decisions. -
4.4.2 North-South collaboration and dialogue. -
4.4.3 National and regional power structures. -
4.5 Barriers to Success in Current Practices in Water Resources Management. -
4.6 Identification of Solutions. -
4.6.1 The need for new paradigms. -
4.6.2 Economic stability and access to markets. -
4.6.3 Institutional capacity for water management. -
4.6.4 Participation in water management. -
4.6.5 Information sharing and awareness. -
4.6.6 The facilitating role of government. -
4.6.7 Co-operative agreements. -
4.7 Challenges and Recommendations. -
4.7.1 The political debate on ‘the poor’. -
4.7.2 The political debate on climate change. -
4.7.3 Institutional capacity building. -
4.8 Concluding Thoughts. -
Appendix A: Summary of Findings from IPCC (2001) Reports on the Theme of Water and Climate. -
A.1 Preamble. -
A.2 Introduction. -
A.3. Current State of Climate Change and Water Research Since the IPCC’s Second Assessment Report of 1995. -
A.4 Climate Scenarios. -
A.5 Climate Modelling. -
A.6 Effects on the Hydrological Cycle. -
A.6.1 Precipitation. -
A.6.2 Evapotranspiration. -
A.6.3 Soil moisture. -
A.6.4 Groundwater recharge. -
A.6.5 River flows. -
A.6.6 Other Hydrological Responses. -
A.7 Effects of Climate Change on Water Withdrawals. -
A.8 Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources. -
A.9 Adaptation Options and Management Implications. -
Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms. -
Appendix C: Glossary of Terms. -
Appendix D: List of Authors and their Affiliations. -
References.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Forschungsbericht
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