02089nam a2200229 a 4500001001400000003000700014005001700021008004100038020002900079020002600108040000800134245008900142260004700231300006900278500008200347504005000429505126400479650002101743650002901764700001801793710004801811vtls000037409KUKTEM20251117150443.0090609t2009 enkabf f b 001 0 eng d a9781844076529 (hardback) a1844076520 (hardback) aUMP00aClimate change adaptation in the water sector /cedited by Fulco Ludwig ... [et al.] aLondon ;aSterling, VA :bEarthscan,c2009 axxii, 274 p., [16] of plates :bill. (some col.), maps ;c25 cm. aPublished in association with the Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate aIncludes bibliographical references and index0 a1. Introduction -- Part I: Climate change and water: 2. The art of predicting climate variability and change -- 3. Climate change scenarios at the global and local scales -- 4. The impacts of climate change on water -- 5. Managing water under current climate variability -- 6. Using seasonal climate forecasts for water management -- 7. Adapting to climate change in the water sector -- 8. Climate-proofing -- Part II: Case studies: 9. Adaptation to climate change and social justice : challenges for flood and disaster management in Thailand -- 10. Water and spatial planning in the Netherlands : living with water in the context of climate change -- 11. Climate change and alluvial aquifers in arid regions : examples from Yemen -- 12. A water utility’s approach to addressing the potential impacts of climate change -- 13. Adaptation measures for metropolitan water supply for Perth, Western Australia -- 14. Benefits and costs of measures for coping with water and climate change : Berg River Basin, South Africa -- 15. Institutional adaptation to climate change : current status and future strategies in the Elbe Basin, Germany -- 16. The use of seasonal climate forecasts within a shared reservoir system : the case of Angat Reservoir, the Philippines 0aClimatic changes 0aWater-supplyxManagement1 aLudwig, Fulco2 aCo-operative Programme on Water and Climate