Identifying water resources management strategies in adaptation to climate change under uncertainty

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sun ◽  
Y. P. Li ◽  
X. W. Zhuang ◽  
S.W. Jin ◽  
G. H. Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Resources Management

scholarly journals Adaptation to Climate Change Effects on Water Resources: Understanding Institutional Barriers in Nigeria

Climate ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Sola Ojo ◽  
Henry Mensah ◽  
Eike Albrecht ◽  
Bachar Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Institutional Barriers ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Global Issues

Climate Change (CC) and variability are global issues that the world has been facing for a long time. Given the recent catastrophic events, such as flooding, erosion, and drought in Nigeria, many have questioned institutions’ capacity in managing CC impacts in Nigeria. This study explores emerging institutional barriers of adaptation to CC effects on water resources in Nigeria. The study data were obtained from in-depth interviews with institutional heads from water resources management and emergency management and a review of secondary literature from databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. The results show that inadequate hydrological data management, low awareness on how to adapt among the public and decision-makers, financial constraints, no political will to pass important bills into law, and inadequate institutional and legal framework are the main institutional barriers of adaptation to climate change in Nigeria. The study concludes that it is essential to strengthen the institutional and legal system, information management mechanism, public awareness, and participatory water resources management. The implications for further research are presented in the study.

scholarly journals Challenges for the Integration of Water Resource and Drought-Risk Management in Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Vargas ◽  
Pilar Paneque
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resource ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Drought Risk ◽  
Drought Management ◽  
Intergovernmental Panel ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Increased Risk

Droughts are risks characterized by their complexity, uncertainty, and a series of other features, which differentiate them from other natural disasters and affect the strategies designed to manage them. These characteristics highlight the close relationship between drought management and water resources management. The following hypothesis is raised in this study—unsatisfactory integration of a drought-risk and water resources management strategies, increases the vulnerability to drought. To corroborate this hypothesis, the Spanish case was analyzed, where droughts are a recurrent phenomenon, due to the Mediterranean climate. Starting from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) framework, which has been proposed to characterize vulnerability as a function of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity, this study analyzed the vulnerability in the Spanish River Basin Districts, through—(i) the integration of the predictable effects of climate change and the increased risk of exposure in hydrologic planning; (ii) the pressure on water resources that determines the sensitivity of the systems; and (iii) the development and implementation of drought management plans as a fundamental tool, in order to adapt before these events occur. The results showed that despite important advances in the process of conceiving and managing droughts, in Spain, there are still important gaps for an adequate integration of droughts risk into the water resource strategies. Therefore, despite the improvements, drought-risk vulnerability of the systems remained high.

Evaluation of Water Resources Management Strategies to Overturn Climate Change Impacts on Lake Karla Watershed

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (15) ◽  
pp. 5819-5844 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Tzabiras ◽  
L. Vasiliades ◽  
P. Sidiropoulos ◽  
A. Loukas ◽  
N. Mylopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Lake Karla

scholarly journals Managing Water Differently: Integrated Water Resources Management as a Framework for Adaptation to Climate Change in Mexico

2019 ◽  
pp. 59-72
Author(s):  
J. Pablo Ortiz-Partida ◽  
Samuel Sandoval-Solis ◽  
Jesús Arellano-Gonzalez ◽  
Josué Medellín-Azuara ◽  
J. Edward Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Resources Management
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