Rainfall and Runoff Variation Analysis for Water Resources Management Strategies

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.

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Water Demand Framework and Water Development: The Case of China

Water ◽

10.3390/w10121860 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 1860 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yahua Wang ◽

Tingting Wan ◽

Cecilia Tortajada

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Water Resources Management ◽

Water Demand ◽

Water Resource Management ◽

Socioeconomic Development ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Strategic Choices ◽

Resources Management ◽

Water Development ◽

Development Stages

Water resources management is increasingly important for sustainable economic and social development. A coherent division of the development stages is of primary importance for selecting and implementing related water resource management strategies. Using evolving supply–demand relationships, this paper proposes a framework that considers water development stages to present a series of dynamic relationships between water demand changes and overall economic development. The framework is applied to China to advance the understanding of how demand evolves at different stages of water resources development under specific socioeconomic circumstances, and of strategic choices in general. The case of China explains how water resources management has gradually improved during distinct socioeconomic development stages. It illustrates the varieties and effectiveness of water policies made to adapt to changing demand over the course of socioeconomic development. The framework can be potentially applied to other countries or regions to identify the development stage in order to select proper water management strategies.

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Water Resources: Future Perspectives, Challenges, Concepts and Necessities

10.2166/9781789062144 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Water Resources Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Water Shortage ◽

Future Perspectives ◽

Resources Management ◽

New Concepts

Abstract Nowadays, novel water resources management strategies have been developed and applied by borrowing new concepts to overcome the water shortage crisis and balance the distribution of water resources. Therefore, this book has been categorized in four main sections as follows. It should be added that all of these concepts have been integrated into this unique reference, which can help students, academics, practitioners and professors who are interested to know more about the new concepts in water resources. ISBN: 9781789062137 (Paperback) ISBN: 9781789062144 (eBook) ISBN: 9781789062151 (ePub)

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International Perspective on Water Resources Management and Wastewater Reuse – Appropriate Technologies

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1991.0660 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 23 (10-12) ◽

pp. 2039-2047 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Carl R. Bartone

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Water Resources Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Wastewater Reuse ◽

International Perspective ◽

Wastewater Reclamation ◽

Local Conditions ◽

Resources Management ◽

Increasing Demand ◽

Recommended Guidelines

The unabated urbanization and industrialization process in many arid and semi-arid countries leads to increasing demand for municipal and industrial water supply, often in direct competition with irrigation demand. In such cases wastewater reclamation and reuse should be an integral component of water resources management strategies. National reuse policies should be developed and implemented taking into account local conditions and based on affordable approaches that ensure safe reuse practice. This paper describes research and development carried out in several developing countries on appropriate technologies for implementing reuse, as well as coordinated international efforts to provide recommended guidelines and policies for safe wastewater reuse in agriculture and aquaculture.

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Methodology for Substantiation of Water Resources Management Strategies

Water Resources ◽

10.1023/b:ware.0000046909.95115.7e ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 31 (6) ◽

pp. 698-707

Author(s):

V. G. Pryazhinskaya ◽

I. L. Khranovich ◽

D. M. Yaroshevskii

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Water Resources Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Resources Management

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Economic Assessment of Water Resources Management Strategies

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering ◽

10.1061/(asce)ir.1943-4774.0000654 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 140 (1) ◽

pp. 04013005 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Mohammad Karamouz ◽

Azadeh Ahmadi ◽

Mohammad Saleh Semsar Yazdi ◽

Behzad Ahmadi

Keyword(s):

Water Resources ◽

Water Resources Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Economic Assessment ◽

Resources Management

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Scenario-based strategy development for integrated water management

Global NEST Journal ◽

10.30955/gnj.000391 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 360-368

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Resources ◽

Water Resources Management ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Water System ◽

Cost Recovery ◽

Strategy Development ◽

Strategy Formulation ◽

Resources Management

This paper presents a step-by-step methodological approach for the development and evaluation of strategies for water deficient regions. The primary focus of the approach followed was the mitigation of water stress, while applying the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management and the EU Water Framework Directive. The participation of Stakeholders and end-users through consultations was a key point in the methodology followed. Stakeholders and actors were approached and their opinions on Water Management were collected and integrated into a list of measures and instruments suited and available for implementation, forming the basic assumptions governing the strategy formulation process for a region. Comprehensive scenarios were developed and examined for each of the selected options, through a prototype Decision Support System (WSM DSS), in order to obtain an initial ranking with regard to their suitability and performance. Then, the strategy formulation involved the integration of options on a regional basis in a set timeframe, based on their previous estimated performance and technical considerations with regard to their implementation. To achieve the set-out goals and principles two distinct strategies were evaluated and compared, one reflecting the traditional and current practices and policies, and one closely following the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The developed Strategies were evaluated against each other and against the reference state of the water system, using a set of appropriate indicators for performance, cost, environmental and social impacts. Alternative pricing schemes were also explored in order to achieve a desired level of cost recovery for water services, and determine its effect on Strategy implementation. The developed strategies were re-examined and adjusted on the basis of the cost recovery structures, to account for the effects of price elasticities, and an overall evaluation was obtained enabling a final comparison. The methodology is illustrated through an exemplary application for the island of Paros, Greece. On the basis of the perceptions of different stakeholders, alternative water management strategies were developed and evaluated, and recommendations were made towards the mitigation of impacts caused by the high temporal water imbalance in the island.

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