Managing Water Resources under Climate Uncertainty Examples from Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Australia /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shrestha, Sangam (Editor), Anal, Anil K. (Editor), Salam, P. Abdul (Editor), van der Valk, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Water
• Subjects: Environment.; Hydrology.; Environmental management.; Climate change.; Climate Change.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.

The availability of clean water is a major global challenge for the future due to a rapidly growing population and urbanization where further stress in water resources is expected due to the impact of climate change. The wide range of impacts includes for example changes in hydrology, moisture avail...

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