Climate Change in Contrasting River Basins Adaptation Strategies for Water, rood and Environment

Jeroen C.J.H. Aerts, Peter Droogers

Penerbit : CAB International

Tahun : 2004

Dealing with climate change and climate variability is generally considered to be one of the largest challenges for the coming decades, on all geographical scales, across all economic sectors. Water managers see themselves confronted with a continuous stream of increasingly credible scientific information on the potential magnitude of climate change and climate variability and the vulnerability of water resources to its impacts. The urgency to take action is more apparent than ever, yet clear guidance on exactly how to respond to the challenge of climate change is lacking, especially at the river basin level. A consensus, however, is emerging around the viewpoint that it is not only necessary to mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing carbon sinks, but also to adapt to the inevitability of climate change by preparing for impacts and reducing vulnerability (Pielke, 1998; Kane and Shogren, 2000).

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