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020 _a9781844076529 (hardback)
020 _a1844076520 (hardback)
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100 _aLudwig, Fulco
_924998
245 0 0 _aClimate change adaptation in the water sector /
_cedited by Fulco Ludwig ... [et al.].
260 _aLondon ;
_aSterling, VA :
_bEarthscan,
_c2009.
300 _axxii, 274 p., [16] of plates :
_bill. (some col.), maps ;
_c25 cm.
500 _aPublished in association with the Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _a1. Introduction -- Part I: Climate change and water: 2. The art of predicting climate variability and change -- 3. Climate change scenarios at the global and local scales -- 4. The impacts of climate change on water -- 5. Managing water under current climate variability -- 6. Using seasonal climate forecasts for water management -- 7. Adapting to climate change in the water sector -- 8. Climate-proofing -- Part II: Case studies: 9. Adaptation to climate change and social justice : challenges for flood and disaster management in Thailand -- 10. Water and spatial planning in the Netherlands : living with water in the context of climate change -- 11. Climate change and alluvial aquifers in arid regions : examples from Yemen -- 12. A water utility's approach to addressing the potential impacts of climate change -- 13. Adaptation measures for metropolitan water supply for Perth, Western Australia -- 14. Benefits and costs of measures for coping with water and climate change : Berg River Basin, South Africa -- 15. Institutional adaptation to climate change : current status and future strategies in the Elbe Basin, Germany -- 16. The use of seasonal climate forecasts within a shared reservoir system : the case of Angat Reservoir, the Philippines.
650 0 _aClimatic changes.
_93361
650 0 _aWater-supply
_xManagement.
_92498
700 1 _aLudwig, Fulco,
_d1972-
_924999
710 2 _aCo-operative Programme on Water and Climate.
_925000
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_cBK