Beyond Downscaling : A Bottom-Up Approach to Climate Adaptation for Water Resources Management

Garcia, L.E.; Matthews, J.H.; Rodriguez, D.J.; Wijnen, M.; DiFrancesco, K.N.; Ray, P.

Beyond Downscaling : A Bottom-Up Approach to Climate Adaptation for Water Resources Management

2015

This report focuses on how we achieve water sustainability over long timescales - decades, even centuries from now. These timescales are important and relevant to our decisions about planning, infrastructure, and institutions today. Many of the methods we use to manage water, directly or indirectly, commit us to future decision pathways and restrict us from making other, alternative decisions. Across the first four chapters, this report describes the challenges of including climate change in water management decision-making and provides an overview of current practices in the adaptation field. After considering the pros and cons of these practices, the book concludes with a framework for an adaptation approach supported by Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA).

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World Bank Group, Washington, DC

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Floods; Emission scenarios; Water infrastructure; Discount rates; Sustainable water; Climate-related vulnerabilities; Ipcc; Natural climate variability; Hydrologic models; Climate-related risks; Climate patterns; Financial instruments; Climate information; Implications of climate change for water; Flood risk; Deep uncertainty; Climate forecasts; Water cycle; Economic models; Emissions scenarios; Climate impact; Climate model predictions; Climate adaptation; Ghg; Water transfers; Climate signals; Climate prediction models; Climate science; Uncertainty analysis; Extreme events; Climate policies; Climate risk assessment; Investment costs; Climate risk management; Carbon emissions; Atmospheric phenomena; Natural water resources; Climate vulnerability; Initial investment; Probability distributions; Climate events; Water services; Water systems; Global water partnership; Probability of occurrence; Flood damages; Climates; Global climate model; Water resource; Convergence; Global climate; Water demand management; Gwp; Extreme scenarios; Impacts of climate change; Climate scenario; Future climate scenarios; Sustainable water management; Climate predictions; Hydrologic processes; Greenhouse gas; Climate variables; River basin; Climate projections; Hydrological statistics; Decision process; Vulnerability to climate change; Water investments; Water bodies; Regional climate model; Bases; Water allocations; Regional climate; Climate impacts; Climate sensitivity; Investment decisions; Water sector; Climate response; Colors; Temperature forcing; Climate risks; Distribution functions; Oscillations; Hydrological extremes; Water resource management; Climate simulations; Climate modeling; Gcm; Climatic changes; Climate sensitivities; Probability distribution; Stochastic process; Weather patterns; Climate change risk; Groundwater resources; Tropical cyclones; Greenhouse; Climate policy; Assessment of climate risks; Climatic stressors; Climate space; Flow regimes; Sensitivity analyses; Scientific understanding; Climate signal; Uncertainties; Climate stress; Water resources management; General circulation model; Intergovernmental panel on climate change; Annual precipitation; Emissions; Water managers; Climate shifts; Climate change impacts; Climate impact assessments; Water projects; Water pricing; Local capacity; Water system; Extreme precipitation; Financial decision; Hydrological conditions; Climate parameters; Water management decision; Long-term climate change; Climate assessments; Community members; Temporal resolution; Climate cycles; Implications of climate change; Global climate system; Climate risk; Desalination; Ecosystem; Forest; Warmer climate; Climate uncertainty; Hydrologic variables; Cost-benefit; Hydrological processes; Climate conditions; Climate change projections; Present value; Discount rate; Water development; Climate dynamics

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English

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Publications & Research :: Working Paper

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2015

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