scholarly journals Adaptation Strategy to Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions: a Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 3557-3573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruqayah Mohammed ◽  
Miklas Scholz
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Semi Arid

scholarly journals Adaptation Strategy of Seaweed Cultivation to Face the Climate Change (Case Study in Segoro Anakan Bay Ngadirojo, Pacitan)

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syahrial Nur Amri ◽  
Taslim Arifin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Coastal Zone Management ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Zone Management ◽  
Change Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Seaweed Culture

The damage of coastal ecosystems are no longer dominated by human activity, but the condition of global climate change were also influenced. Climate change impact on the environment influencing the coastal management paradigm. This study emphasizes on how to develop a adaptation strategy of coastal zone management due to the impact of climate change through remote sensing approach, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and adaptation strategies analysis. Location of research conducted in the Region of Segoro Anakan Bay, District Ngadirojo Pacitan. The results showed the impact of climate change is affecting the area and production of seaweed culture in the form of tectonic conditions aggravated by silting waters. To combat the effects of climate change, the adaptation scenario is implemented to intensification and extensification of land use, alternative livelihoods, minawisata as a combination of all three.

Assessing the impact of climate change on water resources, crop production and land degradation in a semi-arid river basin

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 854-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammar Rafiei Emam ◽  
Martin Kappas ◽  
Seyed Zeynalabedin Hosseini
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Land Degradation ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Mean Annual Precipitation ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Semi Arid

The semi-arid regions of Iran have experienced severe water resources stress due to natural (e.g., drought) and anthropogenic (e.g., depletion of water in various sectors) factors. Assessing the impact of climate change on water resources and crop production could significantly help toward better water management and hence prevention of land degradation in this area. A hydrological model of the Razan–Ghahavand basin was used as a representative case study of a semi-arid region of Iran. Future climate scenarios in the mid-21st century were generated from four global circulation models (GCMs) with three scenarios under the fourth assessment report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change emission projections. The GCMs have been downscaled based on observed data at 10 climate stations across the basin. The results showed that for the basin as a whole, the mean annual precipitation is likely to decrease while the maximum temperature increases. The changes in these two climate variables resulted in substantial reduction in groundwater recharge as the main source of water supply in this area. Furthermore, soil water content was decreased which resulted in the reduction of crop yield in rain-fed areas. Indeed, the risk of drought in the south and flooding in the north was high.

Water scarcity impact of climate change in semi-arid regions: a case study in Mujib basin, Jordan

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 951-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Abu-Allaban ◽  
Ali El-Naqa ◽  
Mohammed Jaber ◽  
Nezar Hammouri
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Scarcity ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Semi Arid

scholarly journals Integrated assessment of impact of water resources of important river basins in Eastern India under projected climate conditions

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 594-606 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Catchment Area ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Distributed Hydrological Model ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Daily Weather Data ◽  
The Impact

<div> <p>The impact of climate change on water resources through increased evaporation combined with regional changes in precipitation characteristics has the potential to affect mean runoff, frequency and intensity of floods and droughts, soil moisture and water supply for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. The Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) system is the largest in India with a catchment area of about 110Mha, which is more than 43% of the cumulative catchment area of all the major rivers in the country. The river Damodar is an important sub catchment of GBM basin and its three tributaries- the Bokaro, the Konar and the Barakar form one important tributary of the Bhagirathi-Hughli (a tributary of Ganga) in its lower reaches. The present study is an attempt to assess the impacts of climate change on water resources of the four important Eastern River Basins namely Damodar, Subarnarekha, Mahanadi and Ajoy, which have immense importance in industrial and agricultural scenarios in eastern India. A distributed hydrological model (HEC-HMS) has been used on the four river basins using HadRM2 daily weather data for the period from 2041 to 2060 to predict the impact of climate change on water resources of these river systems.&nbsp;</p> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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