Climate Change Impacts on the Water Sector

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 111-123

Author(s):

Tahmina Hadi

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Water Resources ◽

Development Strategy ◽

Water Policy ◽

Action Plan ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Water Sector ◽

The Government ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

Water sector is crucial to sustainable development. It sustains the natural resources, livelihood of the people and facilitates to operate economic activities of the country. Currently, the water sector of Bangladesh is under severe threats particularly due to impacts of climate change. The Fourth Assessment Report of International Panel on climate change confirms that the water sector will be one of the most vulnerable sectors to climate change. Climate change impacts are being manifested in the form of extreme climatic events and sea-level rise followed by salinity intrusion into the groundwater and wetlands. The Government of Bangladesh has formulated policies to address the climate-induced water vulnerabilities. However, the existing policies are heavily leaned towards strategising adaptation options to address short-run climate-induced water vulnerabilities. Implementation of long-term approaches to combating climate change require laying groundwork which include extensive research on determining the future impacts of climate change on water resources. The article aims to assess some of the major policies, including National Water Policy, Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, National Strategy for Water Sanitation and Hygiene, The National Sustainable Development Strategy, National Adaptation Programme of Action and Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100, through the lens of climate change to determine that up to what extent these policies have addressed the climate-induced water vulnerabilities. The article has recommended to emphasise on conducting a comprehensive research with proper institutional setup on the long-run impacts of climate change on water resources and undertake subsequent water adaptation strategies to address the water-related problems.

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Adaptive Coevolution

Reconsidering the Impact of Climate Change on Global Water Supply, Use, and Management - Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1046-8.ch017 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 314-325

Author(s):

Dauglas Wafula Juma ◽

Makomere Reuben ◽

Hongtao Wang ◽

Fengting Li

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Governance ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Coping Mechanisms ◽

Water Sector ◽

Institutional Frameworks ◽

Resource Degradation ◽

Current Water ◽

Water Management Institutions ◽

Management Institutions

Climate change is having a significant impact on water resources globally; more so in developing countries due to lower resilience and weakened coping mechanisms. Water resource and supply management systems need to be adaptive to the uncertainty and unpredictability posed by this challenge. The current water crisis is mainly that of governance within the water sector. On this premise, this chapter seeks to explore the adaptiveness of water management institutions and systems to climate change impacts, with a focus on Kenya's case. Kenya continues to face numerous challenges relating to water supply, which are further exacerbated by climate change. Prior to the development of key legislative and institutional frameworks, through adoption of the Water Act 2002, the water sector grappled with gross mismanagement, manifested via inefficiency in water service provision and resource degradation. Deploying the conceptual model of adaptive (co)-management institutional prescription of polycentric governance, experimentation, public participation, and management of bioregional scale, this chapter stands to contribute novel insights into designing sustainable, adaptive water governance regimes.

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Adaptive Coevolution

Hydrology and Water Resource Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-3427-3.ch014 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 346-357

Author(s):

Dauglas Wafula Juma ◽

Makomere Reuben ◽

Hongtao Wang ◽

Fengting Li

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Governance ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Coping Mechanisms ◽

Water Sector ◽

Institutional Frameworks ◽

Resource Degradation ◽

Current Water ◽

Water Management Institutions ◽

Management Institutions

Climate change is having a significant impact on water resources globally; more so in developing countries due to lower resilience and weakened coping mechanisms. Water resource and supply management systems need to be adaptive to the uncertainty and unpredictability posed by this challenge. The current water crisis is mainly that of governance within the water sector. On this premise, this chapter seeks to explore the adaptiveness of water management institutions and systems to climate change impacts, with a focus on Kenya's case. Kenya continues to face numerous challenges relating to water supply, which are further exacerbated by climate change. Prior to the development of key legislative and institutional frameworks, through adoption of the Water Act 2002, the water sector grappled with gross mismanagement, manifested via inefficiency in water service provision and resource degradation. Deploying the conceptual model of adaptive (co)-management institutional prescription of polycentric governance, experimentation, public participation, and management of bioregional scale, this chapter stands to contribute novel insights into designing sustainable, adaptive water governance regimes.

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A case study: Still water electrical generation: Evaluation of hybrid power generation efficiency of cascade hydropower plants with climate change impacts on reservoir based hydropower generation and demand challenges in water sector

2016 7th India International Conference on Power Electronics (IICPE) ◽

10.1109/iicpe.2016.8079462 ◽

2016 ◽

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Power Generation ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Water Sector ◽

Hydropower Generation ◽

Generation Efficiency ◽

Hybrid Power ◽

Hydropower Plants ◽

Electrical Generation

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Climate variability and water-sharing plans: Transferability of Australian approaches to Vietnam

Journal of Water and Climate Change ◽

10.2166/wcc.2010.002 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 258-268

Author(s):

N. P. Hayball

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Resource Management ◽

Climate Variability ◽

Water Resource ◽

Water Resource Management ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Scenario Planning ◽

Water Sector ◽

Water Sharing ◽

Potential Climate Change

Water reforms in Australia have been comparatively progressive, including the agreement to the National Water Initiative (2004) and the implementation of over 130 water-sharing plans. Most of these plans include processes for dealing with climate variability, but only a few incorporate processes for addressing potential climate change impacts. Approaches include the use of scenario planning to better understand water availability and use; rules for prioritising water use; and setting aside reserve allocations. Vietnam, on the other hand, has had the legislative mandate since 1999 to develop water-sharing plans but has yet to do so. Recent reforms have led to the preparation of the National Target Program for a Sustainable Water Sector (NTPSWS): the national strategic plan for water resource management. The approval of the NTPSWS by the Vietnamese Government may provide the right incentive to gather resources to commence planning. The approaches used in Australia for addressing climate variability and potential climate change impacts would be transferable in the Vietnam context. Success, however, is probably dependent on strengthening institutional arrangements of the Vietnam water sector that includes increasing awareness of the benefits of water-sharing planning for sustainable water resource management at both the agency and community levels.

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