Climate change and water

"Climate change challenges the traditional assumption that past hydrological experience provides a good guide to future conditions. The consequences of climate change may alter the reliability of current water management systems and
water-related infrastructure. While quantitative projections of changes in precipitation, river flows and water levels at the
river-basin scale are uncertain, it is very likely that hydrological characteristics will change in the future. Adaptation procedures
and risk management practices that incorporate projected hydrological changes with related uncertainties are being developed in some countries and regions."

Climate Change and Water - Technical Paper VI - ENGLISH

Bates, B.C., Z.W. Kundzewicz, S. Wu and J.P. Palutikof, Eds. IPCC Secretariat, Geneva, 210 pp. June 2008

Contents

• Executive Summary

• Chapter 1 Introduction to climate change and water
• Chapter 2 Observed and projected changes in climate as they relate to water
• Chapter 3 Linking climate change and water resources: impacts and responses
• Chapter 4 Climate change and water resources in systems and sectors
• Chapter 5 Analyzing regional aspects of climate change and water resources
• Chapter 6 Climate change mitigation measures and water
• Chapter 7 Implications for policy and sustainable development
• Chapter 8 Gaps in knowledge and suggestions for further work

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