Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Adaptation in the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in Nicaragua

World Bank

Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Adaptation in the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in Nicaragua | Impactos del cambio climático en los recursos hidricos y adaptacion del sector de agua y saneamiento en las zonas rurales de Nicaragua | Impactos del cambio climatico en los recursos hidricos y adaptacion del sector de agua y saneamiento en las zonas rurales de Nicaragua | Impactos del cambio climatico en los recursos hidricos y adaptacion del sector de agua y saneamiento en las zonas rurales de Nicaragua

2013

World Bank

Climate change is at the top of the development agenda in Central America. This region, together with the Caribbean, is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change in Latin America. Climate change is manifesting itself through higher average temperatures and more frequent droughts that result in higher water stress, and through the rising frequency of extreme weather events such as tropical storms, hurricanes, floods and landslides, all of which pose significant challenges in the rural water supply and sanitation sector. The paper starts with a review of the historic data on temperature and precipitation trends in Central America and particularly at the regional level in Nicaragua. The data reveal a clear trend of the growing climate variability, increased water stress for crops, and greater frequency of extreme weather events. The rising intensity and frequency of ex-treme weather events is among the most critical risks to the region's development agenda, and they translate into high economic losses. This paper examines the impacts and implications of potential climate change on water resources in Nicaragua and makes key recommendations to integrate climate change and rural water supply and sanitation policies and programs in a way that increase resilience to current and future climate conditions.

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Demand management; Potable water supply; Greenhouse gas; Municipal level; Environmental health; Horizontal wells; Surface water quality; Carbon sink; Water supply systems; Carbon emission; Community members; Chemical processes; Sources of water; Water contamination; Sectoral allocations; Water source; Quality standards; Available water; Colors; Sanitation infrastructure; Water transfers; Land use practices; Community water; Average annual precipitation; Forest; Groundwater resources; Treatment plants; Ipcc; Well maintenance; Rural water; Water conveyance; Retrofitting; Hydrological model; Covering; Groundwater quality; Sanitation committee; Sediments; Use of water; Emission scenario; Crop cultivation; Ecosystem; Distribution of water; Water flows; Surface water drainage; Agricultural activities; Sanitation sector; Domestic use; Water supply projects; Groundwater sources; Household use; Investment decisions; Water sources; Water metering; Water supplies; Wastewater reuse; Water resource; Greenhouse; Water resources conservation; Decision makers; Watershed; Water infrastructure; Drinking water supply; Pp; Quality of water; Sustainable water; Desalination; Supply of water; Water distribution; Cubic meters; Framework convention on climate change; Buffer zones; Rural water supply systems; Gcm; Demand for water; Ghg; Water resources management; Water pricing; Water wells; Agriculture production; Aquifer recharge; Human waste; Water production; Aqueducts; High levels; Aquifer; Emissions; Pumping systems; Drinking water quality; Rural water supply; Pit latrines; Safe drinking water; Floods; Global climate change; Tropical storms; Emission scenarios; Electricity generation; Climate changes; Child mortality; Surface water drainage systems; Water authority; Domestic water supply; Municipalities; Water sector; Water systems; Natural resource management; Municipal water; Water withdrawals; Cattle raising; Hydropower potential; Natural recharge; Climate impacts; Water research; Greenhouse gas emission; Sanitation systems; Solid waste; Variable rainfall

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