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

by Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts; Peter Droogers

• ISBN13: 9780851998350
• ISBN10: 0851998356
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-17
• Publisher: Cab Intl

Summary

Dealing with climate change is generally considered to be one of the greatest challenges for the coming decades. Changes in precipitation are likely to have a major impact on the hydrological cycle and subsequently on the environment and food production. However, until now clear guidance on how to respond to this challenge, particularly at the river basin level, has been lacking.This book has been developed from the ADAPT project, focusing on the development of regional adaptation strategies for water, food and the environment in river basins across the world. A generic methodology is presented and applied to seven case studies in contrasting geographical areas of the world: Mekong (SE Asia), Rhine (Western Europe), Sacramento (USA), Syr Darya (Central Asia), Volta (Ghana), Walawe (Sri Lanka) and Zayandeh (Iran).

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Foreword	ix
1. Adaptation for Regional Water Management	1	(24)
J. Aerts and P. Droogers
2. Evaluating Downscaling Methods for Preparing Global Circulation Model (GCM) Data for Hydrological Impact Modelling	25	(24)
L.M. Bouwer, J. Aerts, G.M. van de Coterlet, N. van de Giesen, A. Gieske and G. Mannaerts
3. Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change to Sustain Food Security	49	(26)
P. Droogers, J. van Darn, J. Hoogeveen and R. Loeve
4. Water for the Environment: Exploring Adaptations to Climate Change in River Basins	75	(18)
R. Lasage and J. Aerts
5. How Much Water will be Available for Irrigation in the Future? The Syr Darya Basin (Central Asia)	93	(22)
O.S. Savoskul, E.V. Chevnina, F. Perziger, V. Barburin and A. Danshin
6. Maintaining Sustainable Agriculture under Climate Change: Zayandeh Rud Basin (Iran)	115	(18)
S. Mond, A.R. Massah, M. Agha Alikhani and K. Mohammadi
7. Increasing Climate Variability in the Rhine Basin: Business as Usual?	133	(24)
H. Klein, K.J. Douben, W. van Deursen and E. de Ruyter van Steveninck
8. Will We Produce Sufficient Food under Climate Change? Mekong Basin (South-east Asia)	157	(24)
C.T. Hoanh, H. Guttman, P. Droogers and J. Aerts
9. Can We Maintain Food Production Without Losing Hydropower? The Volta Basin (West Africa)	181	(14)
W. Andah, N. van de Giesen, A. Huber-Lee and C.A. Biney
10. Will There be Sufficient Water under Internal and External Changes? Walawe Basin (Sri Lanka)	195	(20)
H.M. Jayatillake and P. Droogers
11. How Can We Sustain Agriculture and Ecosystems? The Sacramento Basin (California, USA)	215	(24)
A. Huber-Lee, D. Yates, D. Purkey, W. Yu, C. Young and B. Runkle
12. Food Demand and Production: a Global and Regional Perspective	239	(16)
K. Strzepek, A. McCluskey, J. Hoogeveen and J. van Dam
13. Adaptation to Climate Change: a Research Agenda for the Future	255	(6)
J. Aerts, P. Droogers and S. Werners
Index	261